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Alternative Title:
Ambulatory care evaluation and management of patients with possible Ebola virus disease
Corporate Authors:
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (U.S.)
Description:
1) Identify travel and direct exposure history

2) Identify signs and symptoms

3) Isolate patient immediately: avoid unnecessary direct contact

4) Inform health department and prepare for safe transport

PPE in the ambulatory care setting:

• No one should have direct contact with a Person Under Investigation for Ebola without wearing appropriate personal protective equipment (PPE).

• If PPE is available and direct patient contact necessary, a single staff member (trained in proper donning and removal of PPE) should be designated to interact with the Person Under Investigation. • At a minimum, health care workers should use the following PPE before direct patient contact:

A. Face shield & surgical face mask, B. Impermeable gown, and

C. Two pairs of gloves.

• The designated staff member should refrain from direct interaction with other staff and patients in the office until PPE has been safely removed in a designated, confined area. Examples of safe donning and removal of PPE should be reviewed:

2014 October 31 9:42PM

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Subject:
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Algorithms
Ambulatory Care Facilities
Disease Notification
Hemorrhagic Fever, Ebola
Hemorrhagic Fever, Ebola/diagnosis
Infectious Disease Transmission, Patient-to-Professional/prevention & Control
Patient Isolation
Protective Clothing
Protective Devices

Document Type:
Poster
Name as Subject:
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (U.S.)
Genre:
Infographic
Collection(s):
Stephen B. Thacker CDC Library collection
Main Document Checksum:
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urn:sha256:5175d8f79af0fc490dc57903efb09f2f136d5893a528ea7624aced725e2b49df
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