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| ==General Measures==
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| * Exercise general infection precautions
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| *Person-to-person transmission occurs with close contact (6 feet)
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| *'''Direct Transmission:''' contact with mucous membranes or respiratory droplets
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| *'''Indirect Transmission:''' cough —> secretions left on surface —> 2nd person touches surface secretions and touches face & mucous membranes
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| *'''Hygiene General Recommendations'''
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| ** Avoid touching your face
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| ** Frequent [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4O0zkBQTgvI&feature=youtu.be Proper handwashing technique]
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| **Alcohol based hand sanitizer
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| **Diligent hand wasing
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| **20 seconds minimum
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| **Image shows commonly forgotten areas: thumb (ulnar aspect), fingertips, WRIST (Borrowed from WHO Hand Hygiene for Healthcare)
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| ** Wear a mask if you develop respiratory symptoms (fever, cough, rhinorrhea, congestion) to prevent spread
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| **Avoid unnecessary travel
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| **Stay home if symptomatic
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| ** Home care does not mean being out in the parks with other groups of people
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| ** Contact your supervisor: due to expected HCW shortages, minor symptoms may be allowed to continue working with adequate PPE to prevent infection spread
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| ==Contact with Patients at Risk/Persons Under Investigation==
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| ===Recommended PPE===
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| ''Contact and droplet precautions including eye protection''
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| * Droplet = surgical mask, eye protection
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| * Contact = gown and gloves
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| **If gowns in short supply, consider reserving for PUIs and/or aerosol-generating procedures
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| *Negative pressure room preferred may be prefered for PUIs, but not required
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| ;See video below indicates the proper order for donning and doffing PPE for clinical evaluation of a patient
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| ===Patients and Procedures Included in this Category===
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| *General care of PUI patients
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| *Collection of nasopharyngeal swab specimens
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| ==Field Hospitals==
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| ==Alternative Testing Sites==
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| ==COVID-Specific Clinics==
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| ==Quarantine/Isolation Centers==
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| ==Telemedicine==
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| ==EMS==
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