Front-line healthcare personnel in the United States should be prepared to evaluate patients for 2019 novel coronavirus (2019-nCoV). The following checklist highlights key steps for healthcare personnel in preparation for transport and arrival of patients potentially infected with 2019-nCoV.
□ Stay up to date on the latest information about signs and symptoms, diagnostic testing, and case definitions for 2019-nCoV disease (https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019- nCoV/summary.html). □ Review your infection prevention and control policies and CDC infection control recommendations for 2019-nCoV(https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-nCoV/infectioncontrol.html) for:
□ Assessment and triage of patients with acute respiratory symptoms
□Patient placement
□ Implementation of Standard, Contact, and Airborne Precautions, including the use of eye protection
□ Visitor management and exclusion
□ Source control measures for patients (e.g., put facemask on suspect patients)
□ Requirements for performing aerosol generating procedures
□ Be alert for patients who meet the persons under investigation (PUI)( https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-nCoV/infection-control.html) definition
□ Know how to report a potential 2019-nCoV case or exposure to facility infection control leads and public health officials
□ Know who, when, and how to seek evaluation by occupational health following an unprotected exposure (i.e., not wearing recommended PPE) to a suspected or confirmed nCoV patient
□ Remain at home, and notify occupational health services, if you are ill
□ Know how to contact and receive information from your state or local public health agency
This information is also available online at https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/hcp/hcppersonnel-checklist.html
美国一线医护人员应准备好接收新型冠状病毒感染的肺炎患者。医护人员在转运和接收新型冠状病毒感染的潜在病患时,请参照以下清单中的关键步骤。
□密切关注新型冠状病毒感染的肺炎的最新信息,例如症状和体征、诊断检测及诊断标准(https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-nCoV/summary.html)
□了解病毒感染防控政策以及疾病预防控制中心有关2019新型冠状病毒的防控建议(https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-nCoV/infectioncontrol.html)对于:
□急性呼吸道症状患者的评估和分型
□患者安置
□采取标准化接触和空气传播防护措施,包括眼睛防护
□访客管理和隔离
□患者自身的防护措施(例如: 给疑似病例戴上口罩)
□对于可产生气溶胶的程序的规范要求
□警惕与接受医学观察者(PUI)有过接触的人群(https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-nCoV/infection-control.html)
□了解如何向所在机构负责感染控制管理的人员和公共卫生行政人员上报2019新型冠状病毒感染的疑似病例
□若在与疑似或确诊病例接触时,发生了职业暴露(即未穿戴个人防护设备),应知道何时以及如何向职业卫生部门寻求帮助
□ 若出现症状,请在家中隔离,并通知职业卫生服务部门
□知道如何联系你所在城市或当地公共卫生机构并获得相关信息。
这些信息可在线查阅,网址https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/hcp/hcppersonnel-checklist.html