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Pandemic Influenza Plan - Questar III

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Section 3: Healthcare <strong>Plan</strong>ning and Emergency Response<br />

VI. Activities by <strong>Pandemic</strong> Period<br />

A. Occupational Health<br />

Interpandemic and <strong>Pandemic</strong> Alert Periods<br />

Healthcare Providers:<br />

• Reinforce infection control education and training of healthcare<br />

personnel regardless of the setting (i.e., hospital, long term care facility,<br />

home health agency, EMS).<br />

• Determine how training and education will be provided for all health<br />

care personnel that may be affected by a pandemic influenza outbreak.<br />

• Educate healthcare personnel about:<br />

o The importance of strict adherence to infection control measures<br />

especially hand hygiene.<br />

o Standard and transmission-based precautions, and respiratory<br />

hygiene /cough etiquette.<br />

o Avoidance of hand to mucous membrane contact (eyes, nose,<br />

mouth, etc.), regardless of glove use.<br />

o <strong>Influenza</strong>, including the signs and symptoms, epidemiology, and<br />

transmission. Include the enhanced risk of transmission involved<br />

with procedures that produce aerosols (e.g., bronchoscopy,<br />

intubation/extubation, nebulized respiratory treatments, and deep<br />

tracheal suctioning).<br />

o On the proper use of personal protective equipment (PPE) as per<br />

Standard and Transmission-based Precautions, including donning,<br />

removing and disposing of PPE (see Section 4: Infection Control).<br />

http://www.cdc.gov/ncidod/hip/ppe/default.htm<br />

• Develop work restriction policies and ensure staff members receive<br />

education and training on these policies.<br />

• Develop a strategy for regularly updating clinicians, direct patient care<br />

staff and screening/triage staff on the current status of influenza.<br />

• Develop a plan to provide for the physical needs at work (food, rest<br />

during prolonged shifts, recuperation – including breaks from PPE).<br />

• Designate those responsible for the monitoring of employee health<br />

concerns in regard to respiratory infections. The most appropriate entity<br />

would be an employee health service. If such a service is not available,<br />

then a medical director, infection control professional, or other<br />

appropriate person should be designated.<br />

• Instruct all healthcare workers to report influenza-like illness to the<br />

facility designate immediately.<br />

o If onset of employee illness occurs while working then instruct the<br />

healthcare worker to don a surgical mask and report to a designated<br />

area.<br />

February 7, 2006 3-24

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