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Title: Containment of Bioterrorism Agents


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Containment of Bioterrorism Agents
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Containment of Bioterrorism Agents
  • If patients are already ill, the emphasis is not
    decontamination but rather respiratory isolation
    of the patient with employment of standard
    precautions until the agent is known
  • Need to use masks

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Isolation practices
  • Standard precautions
  • Additional precautions for smallpox and plague

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Isolation for Smallpox Patients
  • Put into a negative air-pressure room
  • Get names and locations for all people that have
    been exposed
  • If facility does not have a negative air-pressure
    room, transfer them to one who does
  • Healthcare workers should wear an N95 mask,
    gowns, and gloves
  • Only vacinated people should perform an autopsy
    or burial preparations

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  • How can the general public protect themselves
    from bioterrorism agents?
  • a Follow standard precautions
  • b Avoid travel to Washington D.C. and New
    York City
  • c Sterilize household items

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  • How can the general public protect themselves
    from bioterrorism agents?
  • a Follow standard precautions
  • b Avoid travel to Washington D.C. and New
    York City
  • c Sterilize household items

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Patient Placement
  • Routine if small scale
  • Grouping affected patients if large scale

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  • How would a health care system manage victims in
    a large scale bioterrorism attack?
  • a Transport victims to various hospitals to
    share the responsibility of giving care.
  • b Group affected victims together in the same
    facility
  • c Open up a special isolation hospital for
    long term care of victims
  • d Provide routine patient care

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  • How would a health care system manage victims in
    a large scale bioterrorism attack?
  • a Transport victims to various hospitals to
    share the responsibility of giving care.
  • b Group affected victims together in the same
    facility
  • c Open up a special isolation hospital for
    long term care of victims
  • d Provide routine patient care

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Patient transport
  • Limited to movement that is essential

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  • An American man is in Spain on vacation and is
    the victim of a bioterrorism attack. How should
    he be treated?
  • a He should be immediately transported back to
    the USA for medical care.
  • b He should be transported back to the USA only
    if he is in critical condition.
  • c He should be treated in Spain until he is
    noninfectious.
  • d He should be transferred to the closest
    American military hospital.

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  • An American man is in Spain on vacation and is
    the victim of a bioterrorism attack. How should
    he be treated?
  • a He should be immediately transported back to
    the USA for medical care.
  • b He should be transported back to the USA only
    if he is in critical condition.
  • c He should be treated in Spain until he is
    noninfectious.
  • d He should be transferred to the closest
    American military hospital.

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Post - mortem care
  • Notify pathology
  • Provide instructions to funeral director
  • Plague / Smallpox
  • cremation

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  • Cleaning, disinfection and sterilization of
    equipment and environment- follow standard
    precautions

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Discharge management
  • Discharge when noninfectious
  • Home care if large numbers of persons exposed
    with instruction on barrier precautions, hand
    washing, waste management, cleaning and
    disinfection of environment and patient care
    items.

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  • A large scale bioterrorism attack has occurred
    and the director of the health department has
    determined that those victims who are least
    symptomatic can be cared for at home. What will
    need to be done to prepare for home care?
  • a Instruction on barrier precautions,
    handwashing, and cleaning
  • b Isolation signs will need to be posted around
    the outside of the house
  • c No special actions are needed

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  • A large scale bioterrorism attack has occurred
    and the director of the health department has
    determined that those victims who are least
    symptomatic can be cared for at home. What will
    need to be done to prepare for home care?
  • a Instruction on barrier precautions,
    handwashing, and cleaning
  • b Isolation signs will need to be posted around
    the outside of the house
  • c No special actions are needed

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  • A patient has died from a bioterrorist attack.
    Would a funeral director be told the cause of
    death?
  • a Yes, because special post-mortem precautions
    must be taken.
  • b No. Disclosure of cause of death would
    violate HIPPA rules.
  • c No, because the director might refuse the
    patient.

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  • A patient has died from a bioterrorist attack.
    Would a funeral director be told the cause of
    death?
  • a Yes, because special post-mortem precautions
    must be taken.
  • b No. Disclosure of cause of death would
    violate HIPPA rules.
  • c No, because the director might refuse the
    patient.

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Hand washing technique
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  • When washing hands, what is the best water
    temperature to use?
  • a Cold
  • b Cool
  • c Warm
  • d Hot

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  • When washing hands, what is the best water
    temperature to use?
  • a Cold
  • b Cool
  • c Warm
  • d Hot

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  • An early example of a biological agent being used
    to kill, was when the British used blankets
    infected with what organism to infect American
    Indians?
  • A) ebola
  • B) anthrax
  • C) Smallpox

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  • An early example of a biological agent being used
    to kill, was when the British used blankets
    infected with what organism to infect American
    Indians?
  • A) ebola
  • B) anthrax
  • C) Smallpox
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