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Posters, social media assets, graphics and more to keep everyone at your facility feeling confident about their infection control decisions. All materials are available in English and Spanish.
- Dialysis Facilities
- Emergency Medical Services
- Dental Facilities
- Nursing Homes
- Assisted Living, Group Homes and Other Residential Care Settings
Considerations for Patient Placement 1. Patients on dialysis with suspected or confirmed SARS-CoV-2 infection or who have reported close contact should be dialyzed in a separate room with the door closed. 1.1. Hepatitis B isolation rooms can be used if: 1) the patient is hepatitis B surface antigen-positive or 2) the facility has no patients on the...
Considerations for vehicle configuration when transporting a patient with suspected or confirmed SARS-CoV-2 infection 1. Isolate the ambulance driver from the patient compartment and keep pass-through doors and windows tightly shut. 2. When possible, use vehicles that have isolated driver and patient compartments that can provide separate ventilati...
Dental healthcare personnel (DHCP) should regularly consult their state dental boards and state or local health departmentsfor current information and recommendations and requirements specific to t...Patients with suspected or confirmed SARS-CoV-2 infection should postpone all non-urgent dental treatment until they meet criteria to discontinue Transmission-Based Precautions. Because dental pati...When performing aerosol-generating procedures on patients who are not suspected or confirmed to have SARS-CoV-2 infection, ensure that DHCP correctly wear the recommended PPE (including considerati...Dental treatment should be provided in individual patient rooms whenever possible with the HVAC in constant ventilation mode.Assign one or more individuals with training in IPC to provide on-site management of the IPC programStay connected with the healthcare-associated infection program in your state health department, as well as your local health department, and their notification requirements. Report SARS-CoV-2 infe...Managing admissions and residents who leave the facility:In general, long-term care settings (excluding nursing homes) whose staff provide non-skilled personal care* similar to that provided by family members in the home (e.g., many assisted livings, group homes), should follow community prevention strategies based on COVID-19 hospital admission levels, similar to independent living, retirement communiti...
Apr 4, 2024 · Updated Apr. 4, 2024. Español. Print. CDC’s Respiratory Virus Guidance provides strategies you can use to help protect yourself and others from health risks caused by COVID-19 and other respiratory viruses.
Feb 10, 2022 · Effectiveness of Face Mask or Respirator Use in Indoor Public Settings for Prevention of SARS-CoV-2 Infection — California, February–December 2021. On February 4, 2022, this report was posted online as an MMWR Early Release.
Jan 30, 2021 · Print. Three Important Ways to Slow the Spread. Wear a mask to protect yourself and others and stop the spread of COVID-19. Stay at least 6 feet (about 2 arm lengths) from others who don’t live with you. Avoid crowds. The more people you are in contact with, the more likely you are to be exposed to COVID-19. Cases in the last 7 days. 1,045,440.
Jul 29, 2021 · CDC Urges Vaccinated People To Mask Up Indoors In Places With High Virus Transmission. On Tuesday, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention changed its guidance on wearing masks....
