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Volume 22, Number 2—February 2016
Synopsis

Hospital Preparations for Viral Hemorrhagic Fever Patients and Experience Gained from Admission of an Ebola Patient

J.J. Mark HaverkortComments to Author , A.L.C. (Ben) Minderhoud, Jelte D.D. Wind, Luke P.H. Leenen, Andy I.M. Hoepelman, and Pauline M. Ellerbroek
Author affiliations: University Medical Centre of Utrecht, Utrecht, the Netherlands (J.J.M. Haverkort, A.L.C. Minderhoud, L.P.H. Leenen, A.I.M. Hoepelman, P.M. Ellerbroek); University Medical Centre of Utrecht Major Incident Hospital, Utrecht (J.J.M. Haverkort, J.D.D. Wind, L.P.H. Leenen, P.M. Ellerbroek)

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Table 2

Key lessons learned from admission of an Ebola patient, Major Incident Hospital, University Medical Centre of Utrecht, the Netherlands, 2014

Considerations for the future
Protocols should be in place for all procedures.
Limit the number of ambulance services eligible for patient 
transfer.
The buddy system as extension from the trainer-observer role
is invaluable in care for patients with viral hemorrhagic fever.
Regular repetition of training is necessary.
Time in personal protective equipment should be limited to 45 
minutes, with an additional 20 minutes for recovery.
The volume of biologic waste will be more than expected, and
procedures for waste management need to be explored at an 
early stage.
Remote, noncontact, sensors should be explored as possible 
tools in diagnostics.
Specific engineering solutions are needed for every different 
infection scenario.

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