Okaloosa County BOCC — December 2, 2014 — reading text

Team, Level 2. of State Emergency Emergency Response Response Team, Response Team, Team, Level 1. Level 1. Implement enhanced Deploy disease Level 2, including law disease surveillance. control expertise. enforcement, mass Declare State Public Continue State Public care, fire and EMS. Health Emergency. Health Emergency. Develop risk Announce case and communication implement risk Support of ESF 8 Deploy State Medical Consider declaring strategies. communication and ESF 14 by Response Teams and State of Emergency. strategies. DOH Office of other resources. Conduct daily calls Communications. Consider requesting with local health Consider declaring Consider declaring Federal Disaster departments. local public health Consider declaring State of Emergency. Declaration. emergency. State Public Health Consider activating Emergency. Joint Information Center. LOCAL-LEVEL ACTIONS Monitor situation. Activate County Continue activation of County Emergency Operations Center. Emergency Disseminate Operations Center. Assess health care system capacity. information to health care partners. Conduct contact Continue contact tracing. tracing. Focus on disease Establish alternate care sites. surveillance. Ensure isolation and quarantine. Consider activation of local continuity of operations plans. Implement social Request additional resources for personnel personal protective distancing. equipment and supplies. Local county contact information can be found at FloridaHealth.gov. 10/15/14 Packet Pg. 29  We Can Keep Communities Safe if Ebola Happens in Florida FloridaHealth.gov • Florida Department of Health Could YOU Does SOMEONE YOU have Ebola? KNOW have Ebola? n Have you traveled within n Did you touch someone with the last 21 days to Guinea, Ebola and active secretions Liberia or Sierra Leone, (saliva, sweat, vomit, diarrhea and/or touched a person or blood)? with Ebola? Do you also have a fever? IF SO: n CALL your local county health department IF SO: immediately. n CALL your health care professional or local n You may be asked to stay home and be emergency room. monitored by health care professionals for a n You may be hospitalized and tested. If you test 21-day period. positive for Ebola, you will stay in the hospital and be kept safe in isolation for treatment. Do you live in a Do you work in a COMMUNITY where HEALTH CARE a person is being FACILITY treating a treated for Ebola? person with Ebola? n Practice infection control n Stay calm. guidelines. n People who have been n Follow warning signs posted outside of patient exposed to the Ebola virus rooms. are at home and being monitored by health care professionals. n If caring for the patient: n Follow all instructions for donning and doffing n Reduce your exposure to all viruses: wash your hands often with soap and water. personal protective equipment. n Wear water-impermeable protection from head to toe, to include: a gown, leg-high covers or boots, hat, face mask, face shield and double gloves. n No skin should be exposed. Local county contact information can be found at FloridaHealth.gov. 10/21/14, 4:48 pm Packet Pg. 30  Health Care Actions for Ebola FloridaHealth.gov • Florida Department of Health 1. IDENTIFY 2. ISOLATE 3. INFORM Ask about If Both Criteria Travel History are Met: n Did the person travel n Don personal to/from Western Africa protective equipment. Call your within 21 days of n Move the patient to a County Health symptom onset? private room with a private bathroom. Department. Look for Symptoms n Close the door. n Fever, headache, joint and muscle weakness, fatigue, diarrhea and vomiting. n Post isolation signs on the doors of the < FIND YOUR COUNTY patient’s room. Patient Care A Person Under Investigation has Risk Factors & Consistent Symptoms Follow All Instructions Risk Factors for Donning & Doffing  Traveled to/from an area where Ebola transmission is active. Personal Protective Equipment: n Wear water-impermeable protection from  Handled bats or non-human primates in an area where Ebola head to toe, to include: a gown, leg-high transmission is active. covers or boots, hat, face mask, face shield  Within the past 21 days before symptom onset, has had contact and double gloves. with blood, other bodily fluids or human remains of a patient n Follow team-based care protocol. known to have, or is suspected to have, Ebola. Practice Infection Control Symptoms Guidelines Including: n Washing hands frequently.  Has a fever. n Decontaminating surfaces and equipment.  Has severe headache, abdominal pain, muscle pain, vomiting, diarrhea or unexplained hemorrhage. Patient testing may be considered per CDC guidelines. Local county contact information can be found at FloridaHealth.gov. 10/21/14 Packet Pg. 31  Ebola Awareness Information for Emergency Medical Services FloridaHealth.gov • Florida Department of Health In the last 21 days, did the individual have: n HISTORY OF TRAVEL TO: 1 • Guinea? • Liberia? • Sierra Leone? n PHYSICAL CONTACT OR EXPOSURE to body fluids from another person with Ebola— including those working in labs? no Continue care. yes Transport per routine & appropriate protocol(s). no 2 Does the individual have sudden onset of fever? yes Remember: safe removal of PPE is essential. Perform hand hygiene n Make sure PPE training is up to date. & don Personal Protective 3 Equipment (PPE): Head-to-toe coverage with water-impervious materials so NO SKIN, MUCOUS MEMBRANES and n Use extreme caution when removing PPE to avoid contamination of eyes, mucous membranes & clothing. n Follow established decontamination procedures. n Monitor exposure risk by OR HAIR communicating with receiving IS EXPOSED. hospital. Local county contact information can be found at