Potential Health Care Worker Contamination from Ebola Virus Disease during Personal Protective Equipment Removal and Disposal

2015 ◽  
Vol 59 (1) ◽  
pp. 543-547 ◽  
Author(s):  
Greg Hallihan ◽  
Jan Davies ◽  
Justin Baers ◽  
Katelyn Wiley ◽  
Jaime Kaufman ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Health Care Worker ◽  
Personal Protective Equipment ◽  
Ebola Virus ◽  
Virus Disease ◽  
Ebola Virus Disease ◽  
Protective Equipment ◽  
Potential Health ◽  
Care Worker

scholarly journals Control of Ebola virus disease outbreaks: Comparison of health care worker-targeted and community vaccination strategies

Epidemics ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 27 ◽  
pp. 106-114 ◽  
Author(s):  
Alexis Robert ◽  
Anton Camacho ◽  
W. John Edmunds ◽  
Marc Baguelin ◽  
Jean-Jacques Muyembe Tamfum ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Health Care Worker ◽  
Ebola Virus ◽  
Virus Disease ◽  
Disease Outbreaks ◽  
Ebola Virus Disease ◽  
Vaccination Strategies ◽  
Care Worker

scholarly journals A Health Care Worker with Ebola Virus Disease and Adverse Prognostic Factors Treated in Sierra Leone

2016 ◽  
Vol 94 (4) ◽  
pp. 829-832 ◽  
Author(s):  
Matthew K. O'Shea ◽  
Andrew M. Johnston ◽  
Jeff Praught ◽  
Darren G. Craig ◽  
Raymond Kao ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Prognostic Factors ◽  
Sierra Leone ◽  
Health Care Worker ◽  
Ebola Virus ◽  
Virus Disease ◽  
Ebola Virus Disease ◽  
Care Worker

scholarly journals Triaging in COVID-19 at Patan Hospital, Nepal

2020 ◽  
Vol 7 (1) ◽  
pp. 77-79
Author(s):  
Samita Acharya ◽  
Kripa Maharjan
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Health Care Worker ◽  
Personal Protective Equipment ◽  
Medical Community ◽  
Protective Equipment ◽  
Cross Contamination ◽  
Care Worker

Amid this pandemic, which has been spreading like a wildfire globally, Nepal is not an exception to it. With this, we have been hearing the news of global shortage of personal protective equipment (PPE), with growing concern over the safety of medical community and possibility of cross-contamination. Triaging is less researched and reported in COVID-19. It is as important as PPE, a gateway of safety for health care worker. If we have to manage COVID-19, ensuring triage should be among the priority strategies. Patan hospital is among the few hospitals in Nepal where triaging is practiced.

Challenges in Implementing Ebola Protection Procedures and Personal Protective Equipment Training in a French Maternity Unit

2016 ◽  
Vol 6 (2) ◽  
pp. 93-103
Author(s):  
Ali Ghanchi
Keyword(s):  
Personal Protective Equipment ◽  
Ebola Virus ◽  
Virus Disease ◽  
Practical Experience ◽  
Emergency Planning ◽  
Ebola Virus Disease ◽  
Protective Equipment ◽  
Maternity Unit

The current Ebola crisis has been described as the “worst outbreak in history” and even though there is an unlikely chance that the epidemic will spread to France, emergency planners have taken this eventuality into consideration. In our maternity unit in Paris, midwife managers were allocated the task of implementing emergency planning into reality and as a result were faced with several challenges that came from various sources. This article discusses problems faced in adapting procedures, training personnel, and testing whether our procedures were effective in preventing Ebola virus disease in our maternity unit. From practical experience, it can be concluded that procedures functioned well and that staff were prepared and well equipped to face this challenging scenario.

Personal protective equipment for the Ebola virus disease: A comparison of 2 training programs

2015 ◽  
Vol 43 (12) ◽  
pp. 1281-1287 ◽  
Author(s):  
Enrique Casalino ◽  
Eugenio Astocondor ◽  
Juan Carlos Sanchez ◽  
David Enrique Díaz-Santana ◽  
Carlos del Aguila ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Personal Protective Equipment ◽  
Ebola Virus ◽  
Training Programs ◽  
Virus Disease ◽  
Ebola Virus Disease ◽  
Protective Equipment

scholarly journals Incorporating health workers’ perspectives into a WHO guideline on personal protective equipment developed during an Ebola virus disease outbreak

F1000Research ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 7 ◽  
pp. 45 ◽  
Author(s):  
Saskia Den Boon ◽  
Constanza Vallenas ◽  
Mauricio Ferri ◽  
Susan L. Norris
Keyword(s):  
Public Health ◽  
West Africa ◽  
Personal Protective Equipment ◽  
Ebola Virus ◽  
Expert Panel ◽  
Health Workers ◽  
Virus Disease ◽  
Ebola Virus Disease ◽  
World Health ◽  
Protective Equipment

Background: Ebola virus disease (EVD) health facility transmission can result in infection and death of health workers. The World Health Organization (WHO) supports countries in preparing for and responding to public health emergencies, which often require developing new guidance in short timelines with scarce evidence. The objective of this study was to understand frontline physicians’ and nurses’ perspectives about personal protective equipment (PPE) use during the 2014-2016 EVD outbreak in West Africa and to incorporate these findings into the development process of a WHO rapid advice guideline. Methods: We surveyed frontline physicians and nurses deployed to West Africa between March and September of 2014. Results: We developed the protocol, obtained ethics approval, delivered the survey, analysed the data and presented the findings as part of the evidence-to-decision tables at the expert panel meeting where the recommendations were formulated within eight weeks. Forty-four physicians and nurses responded to the survey. They generally felt at low or extremely low risk of virus transmission with all types of PPE used. Eye protection reduced the ability to provide care, mainly due to impaired visibility because of fogging. Heat and dehydration were a major issue for 76% of the participants using goggles and for 64% using a hood. Both gowns and coveralls were associated with significant heat stress and dehydration. Most participants (59%) were very confident that they were using PPE correctly. Conclusion: Our study demonstrated that it was possible to incorporate primary data on end-users’ preferences into a rapid advice guideline for a public health emergency in difficult field conditions. Health workers perceived a balance between transmission protection and ability to care for patients effectively while wearing PPE. These findings were used by the guideline development expert panel to formulate WHO recommendations on PPE for frontline providers caring for EVD patients in outbreak conditions.

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