Ebola/VHF Frontline Hospital Preparedness Toolkit

 

To: Hospitals   From: CDPHE   The Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment developed a toolkit to help frontline hospitals with planning for management of an Ebola Virus Disease (EVD) or other special pathogen (including Marburg Virus Disease) suspect case for 12-24 hours while awaiting transport to an assessment facility.   This will require planning and training of frontline hospital staff. Hospitals should leverage triage, isolation, and personal protective equipment plans established for COVID-19 response and adapt them for response to a suspect case of EVD.   This toolkit addresses: Identifying suspect EVD cases. Isolating suspect EVD cases. Informing public health of a suspect EVD case. Treating a suspect EVD case before transfer to a special pathogen assessment hospital. Preparing and training staff for suspect EVD cases.   Here is the toolkit