[MCOH-EH] Short-time volunteers in health care facilities

[Philip Adamo]

Hello Ed
Our general rule is if anyone is sharing more than 2 hours of air space with our patients they need TB in addition to MMRV immunity and Tdap.

Phil Adamo MD MPH

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Sorry for typos

> On Jun 16, 2016, at 11:43 AM, Galaid Edward I <Edward.Galaid at RoperSaintFrancis.com> wrote:
> 
> Cross posting to MCOH and OEM-L.
> We have high school and college kids coming through during the summer  for a wide range of volunteer and “shadowing” experiences …many of which are the patient care areas.   They’re here for between 8 and 40 hours, total.
> Is there a consensus as to what we need to do for them, from a medical clearance standpoint, stratified by how much time they’re with us.  The least invasive is looking at their immunization records.  The most invasive I guess is phlebotomy for an IGRA.
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> Thanks
>  
> Ed Galaid
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> Edward I. Galaid, MD, MPH
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