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.
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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
The team is tasked with interviewing COVID-19 patients and identifying their contacts
The volunteer team of 22 paramedics exclusively handles calls involving confirmed or suspected COVID-19 cases
The CovidWatch research project plans to follow more than 200 front-line workers for six months to understand their work-related risks
Researchers used UV light to show solution left on the skin after treating a simulated patient
The course will be used to train thousands of contact tracers being hired by the state of New York
With unscrupulous manufacturers selling defective masks and citizens donating 鈥榟omemade鈥� efforts, public safety agencies must establish face mask guidelines
Firefighter-paramedics rapidly implement new ideas to curb infection
Tips for staying positive and focused on the community during times of high stress
Through sheer force of will by first responders, healthcare workers and the city as a whole, the COVID-19 battle is winding down, but leaves scars
In Boston, 911 callers can elect to speak with a physician rather than send an ambulance; in Worcester, EMS providers are equipped with a telehealth mobile app
First responders discuss being in isolation, residual symptoms and questions about immunity after returning to the front lines
The NASA Glenn Research Center is collaborating with an emergency products company to develop an efficient fogging system
The boxes are designed to go over a patient鈥檚 head during airway management procedures and trap aerosol contaminants
News and expert analysis to help alleviate the top pandemic-related stressors
The interactive map includes data from a survey of more than 1 million Facebook users
Traffic was blocked up for miles and a crowd of people gathered on the state Capitol lawn during the 鈥淥peration Gridlock鈥� demonstration, officials said
The man is facing a charge of felony harassment and was ordered to be tested for COVID-19 after allegedly coughing at the first responders intentionally
The university, which has been tracking COVID-19 cases worldwide since January, is now publishing data on bed capacity and health insurance for each county
When working from home isn鈥檛 an option: download a checklist for reducing the risk of transmitting exposure after returning from a shift
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services allows providers to obtain verbal consent to sign when contamination of a stylus or recording device is of concern
Fire-Dex says the AAMI Level 3-compliant garments exceed CDC guidelines for COVID-19 response
The service says the ultraviolet C lights can be activated remotely and sanitize an ambulance in about two minutes
Former Canton Firefighter-Paramedic Rosario Carcione donated 30 48-ounce bottles of sanitizer to the department where he used to work
The department previously instructed EMS providers to only wear N95 masks during aerosol-generating procedures
About 200 tests will be administered for free each day in the parking lot of the stadium
What the ILCOR recommendations for managing infection risks during CPR and intubation of patients who may be infected with SARS-CoV-2 mean for EMS
Supporters have raised enough money for Paramedic Kendall Whitaker to take time off work to reunite with her immunocompromised son
Hampden County Sheriff Nick Cocchi said many first responders feel they have nowhere to go after being diagnosed
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