Need for Aeromedical Evacuation High-Level Containment Transport Guidelines
Shawn G. Gibbs, Jocelyn J. Herstein

, Aurora B. Le, Elizabeth L. Beam, Theodore J. Cieslak, James V. Lawler, Joshua L. Santarpia, Terry L. Stentz, Kelli R. Kopocis-Herstein, Chandran Achutan, Gary W. Carter, and John J. Lowe
Author affiliations: Indiana University School of Public Health, Bloomington, Indiana, USA (S.G. Gibbs, A.B. Le); University of Nebraska Medical Center College of Public Health, Omaha, Nebraska, USA (J.J. Herstein, T.J. Cieslak, C. Achutan, J.J. Lowe); University of Nebraska Medical Center College of Nursing, Omaha (E.L. Beam); University of Nebraska Medical Center College of Medicine, Omaha (J.V. Lawler, J.L. Santarpia); National Strategic Research Institute, Omaha (J.V. Lawler, J.L. Santarpia, G.W. Carter); University of Nebraska–Lincoln Charles W. Durham School of Architectural Engineering and Construction, Lincoln, Nebraska, USA (T.L. Stentz, K.R. Kopocis-Herstein)
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Processes to be considered during an aeromedical evacuation high-level containment transport
Environment, process to consider
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Preflight |
Types of diseases |
Decision to aeromedically evacuate |
Training/drills |
Regulations and legal limitation |
Communication plan |
Layout/space assessment |
Other preparations
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In-flight |
Personnel |
Personal protective equipment |
Type of isolation units |
Procedures/capabilities inflight |
Liquid and solid waste handling |
Death in flight |
Other contingency procedures
|
Postflight |
Decontamination |
Equipment reuse |
Waste disposal |
Personnel monitoring |
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