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Ebola Preparedness Resources

With the announcement of the second patient diagnosed with Ebola having traveled through Ohio, the following preparedness resources for EMS providers and agencies from the CDC have been compiled.

These can and should be distributed widely through the public safety community:

• Detailed EMS Checklist for Ebola Preparedness http://www.cdc.gov/vhf/ebola/pdf/ems-checklist-ebola-preparedness.pdf

• Interim Guidance for Emergency Medical Services (EMS) Systems and 9-1-1 Public Safety Answering Points (PSAPs) for Management of Patients with Known or Suspected Ebola Virus Disease in the United States http://www.cdc.gov/vhf/ebola/hcp/interim-guidance-emergency-medical-services-systems-911-public-safety-answering-points-management-patients-known-suspected-united-states.html

• Case Definition for Ebola Virus Disease (EVD) http://www.cdc.gov/vhf/ebola/hcp/case-definition.html • Signs and symptoms of EVD http://www.cdc.gov/vhf/ebola/symptoms/index.html

• Sequence for putting on and taking off PPE http://www.cdc.gov/vhf/ebola/pdf/ppe-poster.pdf

• EVD screening criteria for hospitals http://www.cdc.gov/vhf/ebola/pdf/evd-screening-criteria.pdf

• Guidance on Air Medical Transport for Patients with Ebola Virus Disease http://www.cdc.gov/vhf/ebola/hcp/guidance-air-medical-transport-patients.html (please note: the guidance was initially prepared with long-distance medical transport in mind, additional guidance specific to EMS-oriented air medical transport such as between medical facilities may be provided to supplement this guidance in the future.)

• Communications during a crisis http://emergency.cdc.gov/cerc/resources/pdf/leaders_cerc_zcard.pdf 

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