How Can Emergency Departments Better Prepare for Emerging Infectious Disease Threats? A Returned Traveler With Fever Walks Into Triage…

Yaffee, Anna Q; Isakov, Alexander; Wu, Henry M.

doi:10.1016/j.jemermed.2018.12.049

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“…One of the strategies recommended to better prepare frontline facilities such as ER is universal screening for symptoms of infection (e.g., fever and cough) and recent travel history (Yaffee, Isakov, & Wu, 2019). In addition, an important component of preparedness is the ability of nurses to rapidly implement an effective screening process for EID (Palagyi et al, 2019).…”

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“…The screening process in this study was performed in the ER triage room at Mangusada Hospital using an instrument that provided related information for symptoms of infection (eg, fever and cough) and travel history in the outbreak area which was compiled based on a literature review derived from several empirical studies (WHO, 2018); (Yaffee, Isakov & Wu, 2019). The day before the implementation of the intervention, a pre-test was conducted by measuring the preparedness of the nurses at the emergency room through a questionnaire on the preparedness of nurses in dealing with EID.…”

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Preparedness of Emergency Room Nurses After Emerging Infectious Diseases Screening

Laksmi,

Susila,

Suprapta

2023

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Emerging infectious diseases (EID) is one of the leading causes of death worldwide since it initially attacks a population or has existed before but is increasing very rapidly in terms of the number of new cases in a population. Early detection of EID patients refers to early screening. Screening of patients with suspected EID such as Covid-19 or other airborne infectious diseases must be performed at the first contact with suspected patients. This study aims to evaluate the effectiveness of EID screening instrument applied at the Emergency Room (ER). This was a quantitative pre-experimental study with a one-group pretest-posttest design. The sample size consisted of 34 nurses at the ER of Mangusada Hospital, Bali, who were selected using a total sampling technique. The intervention administered in this study was the implementation of EID screening instrument before the patients entered triage for 1 month on June 2022 at the ER of Mangusada Hospital. After ensuring the distribution and homogeneity of the data, a paired t-test was employed for parametric statistical data analysis. The result of the study showed a p-value of (0.004) or p <α (0.05). So, it can be concluded that there was an effect of the screening instrument applied at the ER of Mangusada Hospital on the preparedness of nurses in dealing with EID. Thus, the screening for patients with EID should be implemented in each emergency unit. The study finding can help improve nurse preparedness regarding the prevention of EID. In addition, future study is recommended to assess the competence of nurses regarding the prevention of EID.

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Preparedness of Emergency Room Nurses After Emerging Infectious Diseases Screening

Laksmi,

Susila,

Suprapta

2023

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“…Emerging infectious diseases are a constant threat to the public’s health and health care systems around the world[ 1 ]. Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), which was defined by the World Health Organization as pandemic[ 2 ], has rapidly emerged as a global health threat[ 3 ].…”

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Management and implementation strategies of pre-screening triage in children during coronavirus disease 2019 pandemic in Guangzhou, China

Shi

Cai

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BACKGROUND Emerging infectious diseases are a constant threat to the public’s health and health care systems around the world. Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-2019), which was defined by the World Health Organization as pandemic, has rapidly emerged as a global health threat. Outbreak evolution and prevention of international implications require substantial flexibility of frontline health care facilities in their response. AIM To explore the effect of the implementation and management strategy of pre-screening triage in children during COVID-19. METHODS The standardized triage screening procedures included a standardized triage screening questionnaire, setup of pre-screening triage station, multi-point temperature monitoring, extensive screenings, and two-way protection. In order to ensure the implementation of the pre-screening triage, the prevention and control management strategies included training, emergency exercise, and staff protection. Statistical analysis was performed on the data from all the children hospitalized from January 20, 2020 to March 20, 2020 at solstice during the pandemic period. Data were obtained from questionnaires and electronic medical record systems. RESULTS A total of 17561 children, including 2652 who met the criteria for screening, 192 suspected cases, and two confirmed cases without omission, were screened from January 20, 2020 to March 20, 2020 at solstice during the pandemic period. There was zero transmission of the infection to any medical staff. CONCLUSION The effective strategies for pre-screening triage have an essential role in the prevention and control of hospital infection.

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“…Most ED triage travel screens ask about international travel in the 21 days prior to presentation as part of the CDC’s “Identify, Isolate, Inform” strategy for travel-related illness ( Identify, Isolate, Inform, 2019 ). However, initial studies have suggested these screens may not adequately detect travel-related illness, and could be improved by implementing an algorithm that combines travel history, origin of travel, and symptoms to make smarter travel alerts ( Greenky et al, 2020 , Yaffee et al, 2019 ). The COVID-19 pandemic has highlighted the importance of conducting further research to identify how interventions such as an improved ED triage travel screen algorithms and PPE could better protect HCWs from communicable illness.…”

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Linam

Yaffee

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International Journal of Infectious Diseases

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How Can Emergency Departments Better Prepare for Emerging Infectious Disease Threats? A Returned Traveler With Fever Walks Into Triage…

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Preparedness of Emergency Room Nurses After Emerging Infectious Diseases Screening

Preparedness of Emergency Room Nurses After Emerging Infectious Diseases Screening

Management and implementation strategies of pre-screening triage in children during coronavirus disease 2019 pandemic in Guangzhou, China

Response to ‘Prevalence of SARS-CoV-2 antibodies in pediatric healthcare workers (pHCWs)’

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