On Saturday, the CDC published guidance and an algorithm, Isolate, Inform: Emergency Department Evaluation and Management for Patients Who Present with Possible Ebola Virus Disease. You may also find the guidance by cutting and pasting this URL in your browser:
http://www.cdc.gov/vhf/ebola/hcp/ed-management-patients-possible-ebola.html.
The procedures in the accompanying algorithm provide guidance on the Emergency Department (ED) evaluation and management of patients who present with possible Ebola Virus Disease. The guidance in the document reflects lessons learned from the recent experiences of U.S. hospitals caring for Ebola patients.
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