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Health officials are closely monitoring a possible second Ebola patient who had close contact with the first person to be diagnosed in the U.S.
The responders and the ambulance were isolated after the transport; they’ve been sent home but will be monitored for 21 days
Enterovirus 68, which causes polio-like symptoms, was detected in four out of eight of the sick children; health officials are seeking more information after reports of the virus in 277 people in 40 states
The patient is in isolation at a Dallas hospital; he experienced symptoms four or five days after leaving Liberia on Sept. 19
The virus can cause mild to severe illness, with the worst cases needing life support for breathing difficulties
Those sick have been using motorcycle taxis and other public transport to get to hospitals, increasing the risk of spreading the desease
The Code4Armour band aims to provide paramedics with up-to-date medical information on the spot, leading to more informed patient care
Over the past two months infestations have been found at three separate locations, causing concern that the problem will spread
They were discharged after three weeks and doctors say their release poses no public health risk
The patient has been isolated and the CDC will test a blood sample to see if the person, who may have been exposed, actually has the virus
County commissioners worry that it could interfere with EMS workers’ medical duties or intimidate elderly people into not calling 911 in a real emergency
A number of people who said they ingested some of the tainted water were treated for diarrhea, nausea and vomiting
The water ban was lifted Monday after more than 400,000 people around Toledo were warned not to drink from its water supply that was fouled by toxins possibly from algae on Lake Erie
He’s being flown to Atlanta’s Emory University Hospital, one of the four hospitals in the country for testing and treating people infected with dangerous, infectious germs
The health department is running a vaccination clinic for anyone who ate at the Red Robin between May 8 - 16
Officials fear recent outbreaks across at least 10 countries in Asia, Africa and the Middle East could unravel the nearly three-decade effort to eradicate the disease
Be sure you aren’t risking your health while protecting your patients’ health by using PPE and following an infection control plan
As the former National Coordinator of Disaster Volunteers for the American Red Cross, Dr. Kelly B. Close was on the front lines of the emergency medical response following the 9/11 attacks in New York City
The CDC’s Guideline for Field Triage of Injured Patients can ensure patients receive the optimal level of care for injures
EMTs, paramedics play an important role in preventing the transmission of influenza with proper PPE use and ambulance cleaning
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