Hospital security can help contain Ebola virus

Policies and personnel can play a role in preventing the spread of Ebola


Hospital security policies and personnel can help prevent the spread of Ebola, according to an article on the FierceHealth website.

Hospital security departments can:

• Create and secure isolation units and walkways for regular and Ebola patients

• Ensure the hospital has adequate supplies

• Use temporary signs and electronic message boards for internal and external communications 

Hospitals should create two separate pathways to enter the hospital — one for suspected Ebola-exposed patients and one for regular patients, the article said.  A tent facility or temporary building should be set up in the hospital parking lot to treat suspected Ebola cases.

Read the article.

 

 



October 6, 2014


Topic Area: Safety


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