Halting a SARS-CoV-2 outbreak in a US Veterans Affairs nursing home - 23/12/20
, Aikaterini Papamanoli, MD b, Nancy Barrett, RN, MS, CIC c, Lisa Bailey, RN, BSN, MS, CIC c, Monique Thorne, EdD, MS, RN-BC c, Florence Ford, RN, BSN, MSN c, Zeena Lobo, MD a
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Highlights |
• | SARS-CoV-2 infection can spread rapidly among residents and staff of a nursing home facility. |
• | Implementing effective infection control practices can be challenging especially when facing shortage of PPE. |
• | Creating a geographic “COVID” unit, implementing universal screening tests of residents and staff, and strictly enforcing infection control measures had all been important to contain a COVID-19 outbreak in a Veterans nursing home. |
Résumé |
A Veterans Affairs long term care facility on Long Island New York was confronted with a COVID-19 outbreak in late March to Mid-April 2020. Faced with a dwindling supply of PPE, the Infection Control team distributed supplies saved for a possible Ebola outbreak. A COVID unit was created within the nursing home facilitating the geographic isolation of cases; universal testing of residents and employees allowed for the implementation of proper quarantine measures. It was a multidisciplinary team approach led by the Infection Control team that successfully contained this outbreak.
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Vol 49 - N° 1
P. 115-119 - janvier 2021 Retour au numéro
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