key: cord-0007494-g1hsx6al
authors: Fishman, Marlene; Fort, Glenn G.; Jackson, Gail; Mikolich, Dennis J.; Vallande, Nancy
title: Patient Safety Tools: SARS, Smallpox, Monkeypox, and Avian Flu
date: 2005-06-24
journal: Disaster Manag Response
DOI: 10.1016/j.dmr.2005.05.001
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doc_id: 7494
cord_uid: g1hsx6al

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mergency departments and clinics must be prepared not only to recognize individual patients who might have highly infectious diseases but to manage an influx of such cases. Previously we described case presentations and forms. 1 We now publish these forms to assist others in contagion containment (see , exposure investigation (see Figures 6 and 7) , and triage risk assessment (see Figure 8 ). Each of these documents can assist busy emergency staff in managing time efficiently while preventing the transmission of infection.

The isolation cards represent a means to implement Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) isolation guidelines. We have found that many health care workers prefer the old-fashioned Strict Isolation style card that combines all the requirements in one set of instructions. Others wish to retain the wording found for expanded precautionsdthe airborne infection isolation precautions and contact categories. 2 As we await final CDC guidelines, we recognize that there may be a need to revise again, but in the meantime, these tools are tried and proven. 

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The purpose of this list is to be able to contact individuals who have had close contact with the patient should an emergency prevail. This information will be kept confidential. It will be reported to the Rhode Island Department of Health as required by State Regulations. 

Patient safety tools to avoid disaster: healthcare facility management of biologic agents, SARS, and uncommon contagion

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention draft guideline for isolation precautions: preventing transmission of infectious agents in healthcare settings

Have you traveled (including transit in an airport) within 10 days of onset of symptoms to an area † with current or recently documented or suspected transmission of SARS? ______ OR b. Have you had close contact within 10 days of onset of symptoms with a person known or suspected to have SARS? _______ OR c. Have you had contact with poultry (e.g., visited a poultry farm, a household raising poultry, or a bird market) or have you had contact with a known or suspected human case of influenza A