[KPFARS-Members] Novel Coronavirus Precautions

Thu Feb 6 22:32:00 EST 2020

I am forwarding an email from the N.J. Office of Emergency Medical Services.  If you are an EMT, you should have received a copy of this.  I am forwarding it to those that are are not EMT's for your information.

The website listed in the email,

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is run by the Center for Disease Control (CDC) and provides the most up-to-date information about this coronavirus.

I am also attaching a copy of the latest edition  (June 2017) of the EMS Infectious Disease Playbook for your review.

While to date there have not been any reported cases of 2019-nCoV, all members should take the following precautions:

You should wash your hands with soap and water after completing each call and utilize hand sanitizer frequently.

Examination gloves should be donned before making patient contact and should be changed between patients.  They should also be removed prior to handling equipment, keys, laptop, steering wheel, etc.

The ambulance cot should be cleaned with a disinfectant and the sheets changed, after Every patient.

Determine if each patient has traveled outside of the U.S. or to States  with confirmed cases of 2019-nCoV recently.  If so, question the patient about recent fever or flu-like symptoms.  If present, take appropriate precautions, including  respiratory precautions.

If you have any questions, do not hesitate to contact me.

Thanks.

Alfred Low-Beer

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From: New Jersey Office of Emergency Medical Services <ems at doh.nj.gov>
Sent: Thursday, January 23, 2020 10:34 AM
To: first_aider at msn.com <first_aider at msn.com>
Subject: Disinfection Program

Important information regarding disinfection of personnel and equipment.

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Dear: ALFRED

In light of the dominant flu strain this year (H1N1) and the Coronavirus outbreak which has now spread from China to the United States, I want to encourage all mobile healthcare programs and clinicians to wash their hands often with soap and water and to clean the ambulance and all equipment with disinfectant between each patient.

I also want to encourage, in the strongest terms possible, that all programs adopt a high level disinfection program utilizing a clinically-proven decontamination model, including UV light systems and hydrogen peroxide mist.  We don't ever want ambulances to become the source of nosocomial infection.  Keeping our patients and clinicians healthy is, and should be, our top priority.

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Regards,
Scot

Scot Phelps, JD, MPH, Paramedic
Director, Office of Emergency Medical Services
New Jersey Department of Health
609.203.9736 (mobile)
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