title: Personal protective equipment processes and rationale for the Nebraska Biocontainment Unit during the 2014 activations for Ebola virus disease.
abstract: In response to the Ebola virus disease outbreak of 2014, specific procedures for personal protective equipment use were developed in the Nebraska Biocontainment Unit for the isolation care of patients with the illness. This brief report describes the 2 different levels used for patient care and presents the rationales for the specialized processes.
authors.affiliation: College of Nursing, University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, NE. Electronic address: ebeam@unmc.edu.
authors.forename: Elizabeth L
authors.initials: EL
authors.lastname: Beam
authors.affiliation: Nebraska Medicine, Omaha, NE.
authors.forename: Shelly
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Schwedhelm
authors.affiliation: Nebraska Medicine, Omaha, NE.
authors.forename: Kathleen
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Boulter
authors.affiliation: Nebraska University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, NE.
authors.forename: Christopher
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Kratochvil
authors.affiliation: College of Public Health, University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, NE.
authors.forename: John
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Lowe
authors.affiliation: College of Medicine, University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, NE.
authors.forename: Angela
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Hewlett
authors.affiliation: College of Public Health, University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, NE.
authors.forename: Shawn G
authors.initials: SG
authors.lastname: Gibbs
authors.affiliation: College of Medicine, University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, NE.
authors.forename: Philip W
authors.initials: PW
authors.lastname: Smith
mesh_terms: D018562:Disease Transmission, Infectious / Q000517:prevention & control*; D006282:Health Personnel; D019142:Hemorrhagic Fever, Ebola / Q000628:therapy*; D006801:Humans; D017053:Infection Control / Q000379:methods*; D009329:Nebraska; D000067393:Personal Protective Equipment
keywords: Ebola; Infectious disease; Isolation; Patient care; Personal protective equipment; Safety