title: Use of an ultraviolet tracer in simulation training for the clinical management of Ebola virus disease.
abstract: In October 2014 the UK military deployed to Sierra Leone to provide care for healthcare workers affected by Ebola virus disease. A training package designed by the Army Medical Services Training Centre prepared the deploying personnel in the required infection prevention and control measures. The training used ultraviolet tracer to provide validation of the skills required when treating patients with Ebola and to confirm subsequent decontamination. This training construct provided useful feedback to clinicians on their infection control measures and would be useful in the context of any infection spread by droplets and fomites.
authors: Heart of England NHS Trust, Birmingham, UK; Royal Centre for Defence Medicine, Birmingham, UK. Electronic address: kate.clay@nhs.net.
authors: K A
authors: KA
authors: Clay
authors: Heart of England NHS Trust, Birmingham, UK; Royal Centre for Defence Medicine, Birmingham, UK.
authors: M K
authors: MK
authors: O'Shea
authors: Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine, Liverpool, UK.
authors: T
authors: T
authors: Fletcher
authors: Royal Centre for Defence Medicine, Birmingham, UK; Oxford University Hospitals NHS Trust, Oxford, UK.
authors: A J
authors: AJ
authors: Moore
authors: Heart of England NHS Trust, Birmingham, UK; Royal Centre for Defence Medicine, Birmingham, UK.
authors: D S
authors: DS
authors: Burns
authors: Royal Centre for Defence Medicine, Birmingham, UK.
authors: D
authors: D
authors: Craig
authors: Royal Centre for Defence Medicine, Birmingham, UK; London Northwest Healthcare NHS Trust, London, UK.
authors: M
authors: M
authors: Adam
authors: Royal Centre for Defence Medicine, Birmingham, UK.
authors: A M
authors: AM
authors: Johnston
authors: Heart of England NHS Trust, Birmingham, UK; Royal Centre for Defence Medicine, Birmingham, UK.
authors: M S
authors: MS
authors: Bailey
authors: Army Medical Services Training Centre, York, UK.
authors: C
authors: C
authors: Gibson
mesh_terms: D019142:Hemorrhagic Fever, Ebola / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000517:prevention & control* / Q000628:therapy; D006801:Humans; D017053:Infection Control / Q000379:methods*; D012807:Sierra Leone; D000066908:Simulation Training / Q000379:methods*; D013194:Staining and Labeling; D014466:Ultraviolet Rays; D006113:United Kingdom
keywords: Decontamination; Ebola virus disease; Infection control; Personal protective equipment; Ultraviolet tracer