[Artigo] Outbreak Preparedness and Response: The Essentials
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY – Outbreak Preparedness and Response: The Essentials
In any disaster or other crisis, how you react depends largely on how well prepared you are. Over the years, ECRI has witnessed a number of catastrophic events—such as outbreaks of severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS) and Ebola—and has learned lessons that are pertinent for dealing for current crises such as the COVID-19 coronavirus outbreak that is happening now, in early 2020. While no two emergencies are the same, we can gain vital insights from previous events.
In a crisis, normal processes must often be modified to ensure that the best possible care is provided while ensuring the safety of patients and personnel despite limited resources. We have collected many ECRI publications that include preparation checklists, patient handling checklists, equipment lists, lists of alternative suppliers, recommendations for patient care equipment such as ventilators, and recommendations for infection control.
In keeping with its mission to advance effective, evidence-based healthcare globally, ECRI is making this compendium of resources freely available to the public—no membership or other payment is required to access it.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
- COVID-19: Interim Guidance from CDC
- Lessons from SARS
- Lessons from Ebola
- Equipment Needs
- Respiratory Equipment
- Alternative Suppliers
- Cleaning and Disinfection
- IT Concerns
- Other ECRI Emergency Preparedness Resources
- Relevant Essentials Pages for ECRI Members
COVID-19: INTERIM GUIDANCE FROM CDC
The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has issued Interim Infection Prevention and Control Recommendations to address the COVID-19 coronavirus outbreak. CDC specifies that its “cautious approach will be refined and updated as more information becomes available and as response needs change in the United States.”
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