Urban Emergency Department Response to Measles Outbreak
| Autor: | Christine Rizkalla, Mary O’Keefe, Eitan Dickman, Jefferson Drapkin, Alexander C. Arroyo, Jessica Zerzan, Millicent Okereke, John Marshall |
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| Rok vydání: | 2020 |
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| Zdroj: | Annals of Emergency Medicine. 76:78-84 |
| ISSN: | 0196-0644 |
| DOI: | 10.1016/j.annemergmed.2020.01.007 |
| Popis: | In the last year, New York City has had more than 600 confirmed measles cases. For each patient with measles, numerous neonates, unimmunized children, and susceptible adults can be exposed to the highly contagious virus. Working in an emergency department amid such an outbreak presents several challenges because of the crowded nature of the environment, the imperative for rapid identification and isolation of infected patients, and identification of vulnerable individuals who have been in the vicinity when a patient with measles presents. In this report, we discuss our process in navigating these challenges, collaboration with the city's health department, postexposure prophylaxis for individuals exposed in the hospital and the community, and prevention initiatives. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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