This is a Just in Time training moment brought to you by the team at Best Practice Medicine regarding Covid-19 in the 911 EMS environment.
We've noticed an avalanche of fact and fiction coming though media sources regarding the outbreak of the Covid-19 pandemic. From our extensive research from evidence-based sources we have put together the 5 best practices for EMS personnel when interacting with patients who have signs and symptoms, or complications, of a Covid-19 infection.
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References:
¹COVID-19: Resources for Households. (2020, March 6). Retrieved from [ Ссылка ]
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³EBOLA PATIENT PREPARATION FOR TRANSPORT, PATIENT MOVEMENT & DECONTAMINATION PROCEDURES ‐ Updated November 11, 2014. (2014, November 11). American Medical Response. Retrieved from [ Ссылка ]
⁴Interim Guidance for Emergency Medical Services (EMS) Systems and 911 Public Safety Answering Points (PSAPs) for COVID-19 in the United States. (2020, March 10). Retrieved from [ Ссылка ]
⁵Table G.1, Sodium hypochlorite: concentration and use - Infection Prevention and Control of Epidemic- and Pandemic-Prone Acute Respiratory Infections in Health Care - NCBI Bookshelf. (1970, January 1). Retrieved from [ Ссылка ]
⁶Montana DPHHS Driver Waiver guidelines: [ Ссылка ]
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