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What is the purpose of the Diseases of Public Health Threat Plan of the Chesapeake Fire Department?
What is the purpose of the Diseases of Public Health Threat Plan of the Chesapeake Fire Department?
- To provide guidance to personnel responding to calls involving diseases of public health threat (correct)
- To define expectations for management of patients with chronic diseases
- To ensure proper communication between the Emergency Communications Centers and healthcare facilities
- To train EMS personnel on how to perform pre-hospital resuscitation procedures
What information do Emergency Communications Centers gather from callers when responding to a potential DoPHT case?
What information do Emergency Communications Centers gather from callers when responding to a potential DoPHT case?
- The caller's name and contact information
- The patient's medical history
- Signs and symptoms of DoPHT, residence or travel to/from an area where an outbreak is occurring, and other risk factors (correct)
- The number of people affected by the potential outbreak
What should EMS personnel do before entering the scene of a suspected DoPHT case?
What should EMS personnel do before entering the scene of a suspected DoPHT case?
- Put on appropriate PPE for that suspected disease (correct)
- Contact the receiving healthcare facility
- Ask the caller for more information about the patient's condition
- Wait for instructions from the Emergency Communications Centers
How should CFD members manage a patient with suspected or confirmed DoPHT?
How should CFD members manage a patient with suspected or confirmed DoPHT?
What type of precautions are sufficient for most situations when treating a patient with a suspected case of a DoPHT?
What type of precautions are sufficient for most situations when treating a patient with a suspected case of a DoPHT?
What should be done with regulated bio-hazardous waste produced during patient care or decontamination from a DoPHT?
What should be done with regulated bio-hazardous waste produced during patient care or decontamination from a DoPHT?
What should be done with contaminated reusable patient care equipment?
What should be done with contaminated reusable patient care equipment?
When should face protection be worn by CFD members?
When should face protection be worn by CFD members?
What should be used to clean and disinfect patient-care surfaces and equipment after transport?
What should be used to clean and disinfect patient-care surfaces and equipment after transport?
What is the role of CFD members in following environmental infection control procedures?
What is the role of CFD members in following environmental infection control procedures?
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Study Notes
- The Chesapeake Fire Department has a Diseases of Public Health Threat Plan.
- The plan provides guidance to personnel responding to calls involving diseases of public health threat.
- The plan defines expectations for management of these patients, the use of personnel and equipment, and the roles of individual providers.
- The Emergency Communications Centers question the caller about signs and symptoms of DoPHT, residence or travel to/from an area where an outbreak is occurring, and other risk factors.
- EMS personnel should put on appropriate PPE for that suspected disease before entering the scene.
- CFD members will notify the receiving healthcare facility prior to transport of a suspected DoPHT patient.
- CFD members can safely manage a patient with suspected or confirmed DoPHT by following recommended isolation and infection control procedures.
- Use of standard, contact, and droplet precautions is sufficient for most situations when treating a patient with a suspected case of a DoPHT.
- Pre-hospital resuscitation procedures should be performed under safer circumstances.
- Environmental cleaning and disinfection, and safe handling of potentially contaminated materials is essential to reduce the risk of contact with blood, saliva, feces, and other body fluids.
- Environmental infection control procedures must be followed by CFD members.
- Recommended PPE should be worn based on the suspected disease.
- Face protection should be worn during tasks that can generate splashes.
- EPA-registered hospital disinfectant or approved decontamination solution should be used.
- Patient-care surfaces and equipment should be cleaned and disinfected after transport.
- Blood spills or spills of other body fluids should be managed through removal, cleaning, and disinfecting.
- Contaminated reusable patient care equipment should be placed in biohazard bags and labeled for cleaning and disinfection.
- Reusable equipment should be cleaned and disinfected per the manufacturer's instructions.
- Waste produced during patient care or decontamination from a DoPHT is regulated bio-hazardous waste.
- Regulated bio-hazardous waste should not be placed in the normal waste system.
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