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Development and Use of Mobile Containment Units for the Evaluation and Treatment of Potential Ebola Virus Disease Patients in a United States Hospital
Author(s) -
Sugalski Gregory,
Murano Tiffany,
Fox Adam,
Rosania Anthony
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
academic emergency medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.221
H-Index - 124
eISSN - 1553-2712
pISSN - 1069-6563
DOI - 10.1111/acem.12664
Subject(s) - medicine , ebola virus , outbreak , isolation (microbiology) , intensive care medicine , disease , containment (computer programming) , medical emergency , emergency medicine , environmental health , virology , computer science , microbiology and biotechnology , biology , programming language
Ebola virus disease ( EVD ) has been the subject of recent attention due to the current outbreak in West Africa, as well as the appearance of a number of cases within the United States. The presence of EVD patients in the United States required health care systems to prepare for the identification and management of both patients under investigation and patients with confirmed EVD infection. This article discusses the development and use of a mobile containment unit in an extended treatment area as a novel approach to isolation and screening of potential EVD patients.