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.
Interactive maps, infection projections and your own PCR data illustrate how serious the COVID-19 pandemic is in your response area
In this episode, our co-hosts discuss the best practices for keeping providers safe and equipment clean as the 2019 coronavirus spreads across the country
Use these tips to get an accurate oral temperature on patients with infection, COVID-19, influenza, hypothermia or hyperthermia
3 responders from the Oakland Fire Department were exposed while transporting a patient
Most if not all of the money would come out of a $1 billion grant from the Federal Emergency Management Agency
Experts expect swine flu will remain a significant threat
Numbers include 11,690 deaths
Infections down in Northern Hemisphere, but outbreaks continue elsewhere
CDC: Fourth week in a row that no states have widespread flu activity
Schools also reopen for first time; sense of normalcy attempts to return to ravaged land
World Health Organization rejects allegations that swine flu is fake pandemic
Patients injected with insulin instead of H1N1 vaccine
Without antibiotics and operating rooms, amputations common
Breakdowns in sanitation, clean water, and housing serve as breeding ground for infectious disease
Surveys estimate 61 million people got shot or nasal spray vaccination
More than 136 million doses still available for H1N1 strain
Vaccine considered a ‘condition of employment,’ says CAMC spokesman
