Summary
Evacuation of patients with suspected or confirmed Ebola virus disease
Cique Moya A
Affiliation of the authors
Servicio de Sanidad Ambiental y NBQ, Instituto de Medicina Preventiva de la Defensa “Capitán Médico Ramón y Cajal”, Madrid, Spain
DOI
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Cique Moya A. Evacuation of patients with suspected or confirmed Ebola virus disease. Emergencias. 2015;27:121-8
Summary
The implementation of protocols for managing suspected or confirmed cases of Ebola virus disease poses organizational and logistic challenges for the whole health care system, affecting professionals, institutions, and citizens alike. Provisions must be made for essential individual and collective preparation of health care staff through education on the nature of the infective agents and training in the use of personal protective equipment. The use of isolation
equipment, such as negative-pressure capsules, for evacuating patients infected with an Ebola virus will allow health care workers to reduce their level of personal protection and improve patient management.