House Staff Manual - Winthrop University Hospital

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The commencement of brain death criteria testing, as outlined in the Hospital's policy, is to be at thedirection of the attending physician.Any questions regarding brain death should be referred to Risk Management and InsuranceServices (ext. 2206).61. CERTIFICATION OF DEATHThe Admitting Department is responsible for obtaining the Attending’s signature on the death certificate. Ifthe Attending is unable to come to the Admitting Department within four hours of notification, theAttending must arrange for a member of the House Staff to sign. See Hospital Policy D-10-2 for furtherdetails.62. CHILD ABUSENew York State requires that any physician having reasonable cause to suspect that a child has receivedserious physical or mental injury or neglect by other than accidental means must report such a case.Winthrop's Department of Social Work ext. 2341, must be advised of all suspected or actual child abusecases and will provide guidance in submitting an abuse report. For further details, see Hospital Policy C-10-1.63. COMMUNICABLE DISEASESThe New York State Health Code requires all physicians to report cases, carriers or persons with any of thecommunicable diseases listed below. Reporting forms are available in the ED or Pediatrics and, on request,from Infection Control. Infection Control acts as a liaison between the Hospital and the Department ofHealth. Infection Control must be notified of all communicable diseases (ext. 2724)AmebiasisAnimal Bites (rabies prophylaxis only)ANTHRAXBabesiosisBOTULISMBrucellosisCampylobacterosisChancroidChlamydia trachomatisCHOLERACryptoporidoiosisCyclosporiasisDIPHTHERIAE. Coli 0157:1-17EncephalitisEnterococcus (vancomycin resistant)*FOODBORNE ILLNESS (specify agent)-including allvibrio speciesGiardiasisGLANDERSGonoccal InfectionHantavirus DiseaseHemolytic Uremic SyndromeH. INFLUENZAEHepatitis A, B, C (acute infection only)HEPATITIS IN A FOOD HANDLERHepatitis B Carrier (pregnant only)Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV)**HOSPITAL ASSOCIATED INFECTION(increasedincidence or outbreak)LegionellosisListeriosisLymphogranuloma VenereumLyme DiseaseMalariaMEASLESMELIODOSISMeningitis: Aeseptic HAEMOPHILUS MENINGOCOCCAL Other (specify type)MENINGOCOCCEMIAMonkey PoxMumpsPertussisPLAGUEPOLIOMYELITISPsittacosisQ FEVERRABIESRocky Mountain Spotted FeverRUBELLACongenital Rubella SyndromeSalmonellosisSARS (Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome)ShigellosisShigiatoxin Producing InfectionSMALL POXStaphylococcus Aureus (vancyomycin resistant only)*Staphylococcal Entero Toxin B PoisoningStreptococcal Group A (invasive disease)Rev. 1/08
Streptococcal Group B (invasive disease)Streptococcus Pneumoniae (invasive disease)SYPHILISTetanusToxic Shock SyndromeTrichinosisTUBERCULOSISTularemiaTYPHOIDYellow FeverYersinosisVIRAL HEMORRHAGIC FEVERRev. 1/08
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