Planning and response to Ebola virus disease: An integrated approach

Philip W. Smith; Kathleen C. Boulter; Angela L Hewlett; Christopher J Kratochvil; Elizabeth L Beam; Shawn G. Gibbs; John-Martin J Lowe; Michelle M. Schwedhelm

doi:10.1016/j.ajic.2015.01.019

Planning and response to Ebola virus disease: An integrated approach

Philip W. Smith, Kathleen C. Boulter, Angela L Hewlett, Christopher J Kratochvil, Elizabeth L Beam, Shawn G. Gibbs, John-Martin J Lowe, Michelle M. Schwedhelm

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Abstract

The care of patients with Ebola virus disease (EVD) requires the application of critical care medicine principles under conditions of stringent infection control precautions. The care of patients with EVD requires a number of elements in terms of physical layout, personal protective apparel, and other equipment. Provision of care is demanding in terms of depth of staff and training. The key to safely providing such care is a system that brings many valuable skills to the table, and allows communication between these individuals. We present our approach to leadership structure and function - a variation of incident command - in providing care to 3 patients with EVD.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	441-446
Number of pages	6
Journal	American Journal of Infection Control
Volume	43
Issue number	5
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ajic.2015.01.019
State	Published - May 1 2015

Keywords

Biocontainment
Incident command
Leadership

ASJC Scopus subject areas

Epidemiology
Health Policy
Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health
Infectious Diseases

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