Novel Coronavirus Preparedness and Response Plan- fbg-2

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Recommended safety precautions for contact tracing teams ............................................................ 16Contact tracing – non health sector partners ...................................................................................... 16Contact tracing health care workers .................................................................................................... 17Management of Contacts of Suspected and Probable Cases .............................................................. 17Care for Patients with Probable COVID-19: Health Care Setting Infection Control Measures . 17Laboratory Safety Guidelines for Handling Suspected Samples .................................................... 19Decontamination ................................................................................................................................... 19Waste Disposal ...................................................................................................................................... 20Plan for Public and Private Primary Care Clinics ............................................................................. 20Plan for Tertiary Hospitals (Emergency Department and Urgent Care): ......................................... 20Plan for designated remote field hospital ........................................................................................... 21Management of Suspected Cases in Quarantine ................................................................................. 21Isolation (patient placement) ............................................................................................................. 21Anterooms and putting on and removing PPE .................................................................................... 21Notices about infection risks ................................................................................................................ 22Entry records ......................................................................................................................................... 22Staff considerations ............................................................................................................................... 22Visitors ................................................................................................................................................... 22Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) ................................................................................................. 22Hand hygiene ......................................................................................................................................... 23Aerosol generating procedures ............................................................................................................ 23Equipment .............................................................................................................................................. 24Environmental decontamination ......................................................................................................... 24Linen ....................................................................................................................................................... 24Waste ...................................................................................................................................................... 24Specimens .............................................................................................................................................. 25Addendum ................................................................................................................................................ 26Guidelines for National Emergency Medical Services (N.E.M.S) During 2019 NovelCoronavirus Alert –January 2020 ........................................................................................................ 27Background ............................................................................................................................................ 27Case Definition for COVID-19 ............................................................................................................... 27Response Guidelines ............................................................................................................................. 28Reminder ................................................................................................................................................ 303
References .............................................................................................................................................. 30STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURES ............................................................................................... 32FOR ............................................................................................................................................................. 32COLLECTION, RECEIPT, PROCESSING AND TRANSPORT OF SPECIMENS CONTAINING RISKGROUP 3 ORGANISMS INCLUDING COVID-19 ..................................................................................... 32Preparation, Review and Approval Page ............................................................................................. 33Document Version History ................................................................................................................... 33Familiarization Page ............................................................................................................................. 34Title ......................................................................................................................................................... 35Intended Use .......................................................................................................................................... 35Introduction ........................................................................................................................................... 35Collection of Specimens For COVID-19 ................................................................................................ 35Appropriate Specimen Types ........................................................................................................... 35Requisition Form Requirements ...................................................................................................... 36Instructions for Nasopharyngeal Swab or Oropharyngeal Swab Collection ................................ 36Sputum collection .............................................................................................................................. 37Urine collection .................................................................................................................................. 37Infection Control Procedures During Specimen Collection ............................................................... 38Specimen Collection and Transport to The Hospital Laboratory ...................................................... 38Specimen Testing .................................................................................................................................. 39Packaging and Transport of Specimens Outside of the Hospital ....................................................... 39References .............................................................................................................................................. 43Related Documents ............................................................................................................................... 43Records ................................................................................................................................................... 44Document Amendment Page ................................................................................................................ 454
Page 1 and 2: Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19)Prepare
Page 3: Table of ContentsPreface ..........
Page 7 and 8: International Health Regulations (I
Page 9 and 10: Risk Communication and Community En
Page 11 and 12: Protocol on Management and ControlO
Page 13 and 14: Type of Cases Definition 3Confirmed
Page 15 and 16: Management of Probable Cases in con
Page 17 and 18: Recommended safety precautions for
Page 19 and 20: Triage nurses should rapidly divert
Page 21 and 22: • Persons involved in the clean-u
Page 23 and 24: A buddy system to observe for inadv
Page 25 and 26: Equipment• Re-useable equipment s
Page 27 and 28: Addendum26
Page 29 and 30: Fever and signs/symptoms of a lower
Page 31 and 32: EMS crew should clean and disinfect
Page 33 and 34: STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURESFORCOL
Page 35 and 36: Familiarization PageDocument contro
Page 37 and 38: See Table 1 below for other specime
Page 39 and 40: Infection Control Procedures During
Page 41 and 42: Figure 4: Triple packing method for
Page 43 and 44: Figure 6: Algorithm for Receiving,
Page 45 and 46: Specimen Acceptability (PMHLAB-QUAL

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