Considerations for safe EMS transport of patients infected with ebola virus

Prehospital Emergency Care

Volumn 19, Issue 2, 2015, Pages 179-183

  Lowe, John J ^a,b   Jelden, Katelyn C ^a   Schenarts, Paul J ^c,d   Rupp, Lloyd E ^c   Hawes, Kingdon J ^c   Tysor, Benjamin M ^c   Swansiger, Raymond G ^e   Schwedhelm, Shelly S ^b,f   Smith, Philip W ^a,b   Gibbs, Shawn G ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b Nebraska Medicine   (United States)

^c Omaha Fire Department   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^e Office of Medical Services DC   (United States)

^f Trauma and Preparedness Services Nebraska Medicine   (United States)

Author keywords

Ebola; EMS; Transport

Indexed keywords

CLINICAL PROTOCOL; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; EBOLAVIRUS; EMERGENCY; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; HEMORRHAGIC FEVER, EBOLA; HUMAN; INFECTION CONTROL; PATHOGENICITY; PATIENT ISOLATION; PATIENT TRANSPORT; PREVENTION AND CONTROL; SAFETY; STANDARDS; TRANSMISSION;

CLINICAL PROTOCOLS; EBOLAVIRUS; EMERGENCIES; EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES; HEMORRHAGIC FEVER, EBOLA; HUMANS; INFECTION CONTROL; INFECTIOUS DISEASE TRANSMISSION, PATIENT-TO-PROFESSIONAL; PATIENT ISOLATION; SAFETY MANAGEMENT; TRANSPORTATION OF PATIENTS;

EID: 84961340059     PISSN: 10903127     EISSN: 15450066     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/10903127.2014.983661     Document Type: Article

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