[MCOH-EH] Ebola infected HCW

[Johnson, Cathreen]

Hello,

Not sure about protocol with the list.  May I forward these emails to my Infection Prevention team?  Thank you for the discussion.

Thank you,

Cathreen Johnson  FNPc
Employee Health
City of Hope
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From: MCOH-EH [mcoh-eh-bounces+cajohnson=coh.org at mylist.net] On Behalf Of Hudson, T. Warner [TWHudson at mednet.ucla.edu]
Sent: Monday, October 13, 2014 3:58 PM
To: MCOH/EH
Subject: Re: [MCOH-EH] Ebola infected HCW

Same at UCLA; monitor for donning, use and doffing; 2:1 nurse: patient ratio; CAPRs (Maxair) in ICU care team, dedicated ebola team, and probably N95 for others in addition to the rest of the full PPE.   I noticed WHO has convened a group of  about a dozen top experts to relook a the science; as I recall Peter Piot is chairing it, and I see CDC is relooking at best approach:  http://www.cidrap.umn.edu/news-perspective/2014/10/ebola-texas-nurse-triggers-changes-battle-plan.  This is one of those things we need to get right and learn from what’s not working as we want.

T. Warner Hudson, MD FACOEM, FAAFP
Medical Director, Occupational and Employee Health
UCLA Health System and Campus
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From: MCOH-EH [mailto:mcoh-eh-bounces at mylist.net] On Behalf Of Thrasher, Terri
Sent: Monday, October 13, 2014 3:51 PM
To: MCOH/EH
Subject: Re: [MCOH-EH] Ebola infected HCW

At Cincinnati Children’s we are planning double gloving so that one set of gloves is removed at the end of the doffing

From: MCOH-EH [mailto:mcoh-eh-bounces at mylist.net] On Behalf Of Band, Michael DO
Sent: Monday, October 13, 2014 5:31 PM
To: 'MCOH/EH'
Subject: [MCOH-EH] Ebola infected HCW

I thought I would start the discussion on this topic.  I am surprised how quiet we are.

Something about Ebola does not pass my “sniff test.”  I have always been disturbed that HCWs have been infected from patient care in Africa and now one of our HCWs has become infected.  Are we missing something?

I told our committee reviewing Ebola planning I disagreed with the Ebola PPE removal process as recommended by CDC.  They recommend removing gloves first and then removing rest of PPE with bare hand.   Seems like double gloving or donning a new pair of gloves would be better, then last step removing second set of gloves.

Is the spread through contact source still apply? Are we missing something?

Michael Band DO, MS
Watson Clinic

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