cdc

Healthcare Professional Preparedness Checklist For Transport and Arrival of Patients With Confirmed

COVID-19

• Stay up to date on the latest information about signs and symptoms, diagnostic testing, and case definitions for coronavirus disease 2019.

• Review your infection prevention and control policies and CDC infection control recommendations for COVID-19 for:

• Assessment and triage of patients with acute respiratory symptoms

• Patient placement

• Implementation of Standard, Contact, and Airborne Precautions, including the use of eye protection

• Visitor management and exclusion

• Source control measures for patients (e.g., put facemask on suspect patients)

• Requirements for performing aerosol generating procedures

• Be alert for patients who meet the persons under investigation (PUI) definition

• Know how to report a potential COVID-19 case or exposure to facility infection control leads and public health officials

• Know who, when, and how to seek evaluation by occupational health following an unprotected exposure (i.e., not wearing recommended PPE) to a suspected or confirmed coronavirus disease 2019 patient

• Remain at home, and notify occupational health services, if you are ill

• Know how to contact and receive information from your state or local public health agency