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Preparing a Community Hospital to Manage Work-related Exposures to Infectious Agents in BioSafety Level 3 and 4 Laboratories

Construction of new BioSafety Level (BSL) 3 and 4 laboratories has raised concerns regarding provision of care to exposed workers because of healthcare worker (HCW) unfamiliarity with precautions required. When the National Institutes of Health began construction of a new BSL-4 laboratory in Hamilto...

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Autores principales: Risi, George F., Bloom, Marshall E., Hoe, Nancy P., Arminio, Thomas, Carlson, Paul, Powers, Tamara, Feldmann, Heinz, Wilson, Deborah
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2010
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3322039/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20202409
http://dx.doi.org/10.3201/eid1603.091485
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author Risi, George F.
Bloom, Marshall E.
Hoe, Nancy P.
Arminio, Thomas
Carlson, Paul
Powers, Tamara
Feldmann, Heinz
Wilson, Deborah
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description Construction of new BioSafety Level (BSL) 3 and 4 laboratories has raised concerns regarding provision of care to exposed workers because of healthcare worker (HCW) unfamiliarity with precautions required. When the National Institutes of Health began construction of a new BSL-4 laboratory in Hamilton, Montana, USA, in 2005, they contracted with St. Patrick Hospital in Missoula, Montana, for care of those exposed. A care and isolation unit is described. We developed a training program for HCWs that emphasized the optimal use of barrier precautions and used pathogen-specific modules and simulations with mannequins and fluorescent liquids that represented infectious body fluids. The facility and training led to increased willingness among HCWs to care for patients with all types of communicable diseases. This model may be useful for other hospitals, whether they support a BSL-4 facility, are in the proximity of a BSL-3 facility, or are interested in upgrading their facilities to prepare for exotic and novel infectious diseases.
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spelling pubmed-33220392012-04-23 Preparing a Community Hospital to Manage Work-related Exposures to Infectious Agents in BioSafety Level 3 and 4 Laboratories Risi, George F. Bloom, Marshall E. Hoe, Nancy P. Arminio, Thomas Carlson, Paul Powers, Tamara Feldmann, Heinz Wilson, Deborah Emerg Infect Dis Perspective Construction of new BioSafety Level (BSL) 3 and 4 laboratories has raised concerns regarding provision of care to exposed workers because of healthcare worker (HCW) unfamiliarity with precautions required. When the National Institutes of Health began construction of a new BSL-4 laboratory in Hamilton, Montana, USA, in 2005, they contracted with St. Patrick Hospital in Missoula, Montana, for care of those exposed. A care and isolation unit is described. We developed a training program for HCWs that emphasized the optimal use of barrier precautions and used pathogen-specific modules and simulations with mannequins and fluorescent liquids that represented infectious body fluids. The facility and training led to increased willingness among HCWs to care for patients with all types of communicable diseases. This model may be useful for other hospitals, whether they support a BSL-4 facility, are in the proximity of a BSL-3 facility, or are interested in upgrading their facilities to prepare for exotic and novel infectious diseases. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2010-03 /pmc/articles/PMC3322039/ /pubmed/20202409 http://dx.doi.org/10.3201/eid1603.091485 Text en https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/This is a publication of the U.S. Government. This publication is in the public domain and is therefore without copyright. All text from this work may be reprinted freely. Use of these materials should be properly cited.
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title_short Preparing a Community Hospital to Manage Work-related Exposures to Infectious Agents in BioSafety Level 3 and 4 Laboratories
title_sort preparing a community hospital to manage work-related exposures to infectious agents in biosafety level 3 and 4 laboratories
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url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3322039/
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