Infectious Diseases
The Infectious diseases topic features the latest news, guidelines, education, EMS training and tips related to infection control and EMS role in prevention the transmission of and caring for patients with infectious diseases.
What you need to consider when purchasing UV-C devices for cleaning ambulances to reduce the spread of COVID-19 and other pathogens
Prevent the spread of the coronavirus and promote provider health and safety with frequent and effective ambulance decontamination
How the clinical and public health activities of testing, tracking and tracing should become sub-specialties of EMS going forward
A 5-year-old Bronx boy recently home from West Africa is being tested for Ebola
The updates provide more information for responding to patients with Ebola symptoms, and list specific PPE that EMS agencies should have on hand
Nina Pham is being released from the hospital today
The interior has been completely covered in plastic and stripped of equipment
The Doctors Without Borders physician returned six days ago from treating Ebola patients in Guinea; he is being treated in a designated isolation ward in Manhattan
The first U.S. Ebola case reinforces the need to strengthen community preparedness across public health, healthcare, and emergency management sectors
The mishmash of untested PPE available is not proven to guard against Ebola; here’s how to get the best available PPE
The PPE protocols contain solid information for hospital treatment, but don’t address specific EMS concerns
The firmer standards call for full-body garb and rules for removal, a supervisor for the putting on and taking off of equipment, a separate room, and repeated practice before treating an Ebola patient
Here’s a look at what the agency recommends for patient assessments, proper PPE, disinfecting transport vehicles, and reporting incidents
The first group of people who had contact with the first U.S. Ebola patient have been cleared after 21 days of monitoring
New guidelines will require “no skin showing,” and a “buddy system;" a 30-person support team will also assist civilian medical professionals
The woman poses no risk because she has shown no signs of illness for 19 days and has voluntarily self-quarantined on the cruise ship
The former aid to Vice President Biden will oversee the Ebola efforts in both the U.S. and West Africa
She spoke on camera from her hospital bed in Dallas before being transported to Md. for treatment at one of the four isolation units in the country
The department accused the union of using scare tactics; face-shields are on the way to all stations and hands-on training will begin next week
Officials instructed all personnel to use more vague terms when discussing the deadly disease
Dr. Alex Garza on safely managing the virus, the transport role EMS will play, the chances of a vaccine, and if the world has the resources to fight this disease
He claims a lack of funding is putting San Antonio responders in danger when handling potential Ebola cases
The newly diagnosed women is in isolation after contracting the disease while treating Thomas Eric Duncan last month
The agency says it will send a team of experts to any hospital with an Ebola case in the future
Standard protocols are being exercised with heighten caution to prevent further spread
An ambulance and fire engine were cleaned and put back into service after an ill woman who had traveled to Africa tested negative for the virus
Nina Pham, 26, received a plasma transfusion from a doctor who beat the virus
The CDC will investigate how the unidentified nurse took off protective gear after caring for Thomas Eric Duncan, the first U.S. Ebola patient who died from the virus
Those being monitored have passed a critical time period without showing symptoms
Hosts Chris Cebollero and Kelly Grayson discuss the importance of putting the patient first, how to handle the Ebola outbreak, and why EMS providers should have more respect for narcotics
