Experience of Chicagoland acute care hospitals in preparing for Ebola virus disease, 2014-2015.

ABSTRACT: During the 2014-2015 Ebola Virus Disease (EVD) outbreak, hospitals in the United States selected personal protective equipment (PPE) and trained healthcare personnel (HCP) in anticipation of receiving EVD patients. To improve future preparations for high-consequence infectious diseases, it was important to understand factors that affected PPE selection and training in the context of the EVD outbreak. Semistructured interviews were conducted with HCP involved with decision-making during EVD preparations at acute care hospitals in the Chicago, IL area to gather information about the PPE selection and training process. HCP who received training were surveyed about elements of training and their perceived impact and overall experience by email invitation. A total of 28 HCP from 15 hospitals we

SUBMITTER: Bleasdale SC 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7157968 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature