@article{59166f12be2c4ce7a58d11e652293d72,
title = "Considerations for safe EMS transport of patients infected with ebola virus",
abstract = "The Nebraska Biocontainment Unit through the Nebraska Medical Center in Omaha, Nebraska, recently received patients with confirmed Ebola virus from West Africa. The Nebraska Biocontainment Unit and Omaha Fire Department's emergency medical services (EMS) coordinated patient transportation from airport to the high-level isolation unit. Transportation of these highly infectious patients capitalized on over 8 years of meticulous planning and rigorous infection control training to ensure the safety of transport personnel as well as the community during transport. Although these transports occurred with advanced notice and after confirmed Ebola virus disease (EVD) diagnosis, approaches and key lessons acquired through this effort will advance the ability of any EMS provider to safely transport a confirmed or suspected patient with EVD. Three critical areas have been identified from our experience: ambulance preparation, appropriate selection and use of personal protective equipment, and environmental decontamination.",
keywords = "EMS, Ebola, Transport",
author = "Lowe, {John J.} and Jelden, {Katelyn C.} and Schenarts, {Paul J.} and Rupp, {Lloyd E.} and Hawes, {Kingdon J.} and Tysor, {Benjamin M.} and Swansiger, {Raymond G.} and Schwedhelm, {Shelly S.} and Smith, {Philip W.} and Gibbs, {Shawn G.}",
note = "Funding Information: Received October 21, 2014 from the Department of Environmental, Agricultural & Occupational Health, University of Nebraska Medical Center College of Public Health, Omaha, Nebraska (JJL, KCJ, SGG), Nebraska Biocontainment Unit, Nebraska Medicine, Omaha, Nebraska (JJL, SSS, PWS, SGG), Omaha Fire Department Emergency Medical Services, Omaha, Nebraska (PJS, LER, KJH, BMT), Department of Surgery, University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, Nebraska (PJS), Operational Medicine, Office of Medical Services, United States Department of State, Washington, DC (RGS), Trauma and Preparedness Services, Nebraska Medicine, Omaha, Nebraska (SSS), and Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Infectious Diseases, University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, Nebraska (PWS). Revision received October 29, 2014; accepted for publication October 30, 2014. Publisher Copyright: {\textcopyright} 2015 National Association of EMS Physicians.",
year = "2015",
month = apr,
day = "3",
doi = "10.3109/10903127.2014.983661",
language = "English (US)",
volume = "19",
pages = "179--183",
journal = "Prehospital Emergency Care",
issn = "1090-3127",
publisher = "Informa Healthcare",
number = "2",
}