Public Health
The EMS Leadership Round Table tackles community messaging, public health funding and caring for the caregivers at the Virtual Pinnacle Leadership Summit
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Employers and EMS providers must use Standard Precautions to protect against transmission of Zika virus and other infectious diseases
Key reasons include seriousness of medical problems and the lack of access to other medical providers
The fetus had an abnormally small brain that lacked neural folds
The money would be used to expand mosquito control programs and speed development of a vaccine, among other things
Florida’s climate makes it vulnerable to the virus, which is transmitted by the Aedes aegypti mosquito
It is the first case of the illness being transmitted within the United States
The World Health Organization estimates there could be up to 4 million cases of Zika in the Americas in the next year
One WHO scientist said the Americas could see up to 4 million cases of Zika in the next year
Economic incentives should only be considered when all other methods to contain an infectious disease outbreak have been exhausted
Economic incentives aren’t typically the first line of defense during an outbreak, but in the case of the current tuberculosis outbreak in Alabama they make sense
The medical center is the first in the state and aims to fill the void in the area’s public health care
EMS providers need to follow infection control guidelines for care and transport of patients with infectious, contagious and even deadly antibiotic-resistant organisms
To combat the heroin epidemic, firefighters developed “your life matters” cards with help line numbers for addicts they treat
The children found a full, open vial of mercury in a freezer; the apartment unit was immediately evacuated
The 16-year-old athlete appeared to have flu symptoms; his condition quickly deteriorated
Officials describe decision for woman being monitored after returning from an epidemic country as “low risk situation and highly unlikely to be Ebola”
Helping other alcoholics helps me and I have helped countless alcoholics while tending my own disease
An antibiotic-resistant strain of bacteria may have been transmitted through two contaminated endoscopes that were used to diagnose and treat pancreatic and bile-duct problems
Planned 2015 improvements include more medics for SFFD, better coordination with private EMS, and stationing of public health officials
Since mid-October, there have been 28 cases across 10 states of people sickened from a bacteria; the CDC is trying to determine which brands are involved and how the candy became infected
He was given the experimental drug ZMapp and blood from an Ebola survivor, but was “extremely critical” when he arrived at the biocontainment unit
He was taken to the Nebraska Medical Center by ambulance and accompanied by a single police cruiser and a fire department vehicle
Transporting these patients to specialty centers is the best way to safely manage this virus, and companies are already able to do this
He ruled there’s no need to restrict her movements because she’s not showing symptoms, but she must continue daily monitoring
His responses to a dispatcher forced EMS to stage “an unnecessary Ebola response”
She went on an hour-long bike ride with her boyfriend, saying she has no symptoms after returning from treating Ebola victims in West Africa
Initial tests showed no signs of the virus; he experienced a high fever and vomiting after returning from Guinea
Nina Pham is being released from the hospital today
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
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