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 Haverkort
, A.L.C. (Ben) Minderhoud, Jelte D.D. Wind, Luke P.H. Leenen, Andy I.M. Hoepelman, and Pauline M. Ellerbroek
, A.L.C. (Ben) Minderhoud, Jelte D.D. Wind, Luke P.H. Leenen, Andy I.M. Hoepelman, and Pauline M. Ellerbroek
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 |
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| •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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