title: Proactive Risk Assessment for Ebola-Infected Patients: A Systematic Approach to Identifying and Minimizing Risk to Healthcare Personnel.
abstract: Performing patient care while wearing high-level personal protective equipment presents risks to healthcare providers. Our failure mode effects analysis identified 81 overall risks associated with providing hygienic care and linen change to a patient with continuous watery stool. Implementation of checklists and scheduled pauses could potentially mitigate 76.5% of all risks. Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol 2016;37:867-871.
authors.affiliation: 1Division of Emergency Medicine,University of Washington,Seattle,Washington.
authors.forename: Rosemarie
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Fernandez
authors.affiliation: 1Division of Emergency Medicine,University of Washington,Seattle,Washington.
authors.forename: Steven
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Mitchell
authors.affiliation: 2Department of Surgery and Institute for Simulation and Interprofessional Studies,University of Washington,Seattle,Washington.
authors.forename: Ross
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Ehrmantraut
authors.affiliation: 3Department of Environmental and Occupational Health Sciences,University of Washington School of Public Health,Seattle,Washington.
authors.forename: John Scott
authors.initials: JS
authors.lastname: Meschke
authors.affiliation: 3Department of Environmental and Occupational Health Sciences,University of Washington School of Public Health,Seattle,Washington.
authors.forename: Nancy J
authors.initials: NJ
authors.lastname: Simcox
authors.affiliation: 3Department of Environmental and Occupational Health Sciences,University of Washington School of Public Health,Seattle,Washington.
authors.forename: Sarah A
authors.initials: SA
authors.lastname: Wolz
authors.affiliation: 4Virginia Tech Carilion Research Institute,Department of Psychology, and Department of Biological Science,Virginia Tech,Roanoke,Virginia.
authors.forename: Sarah Henrickson
authors.initials: SH
authors.lastname: Parker
mesh_terms: D057189:Checklist; D019142:Hemorrhagic Fever, Ebola / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000517:prevention & control*; D006801:Humans; D017758:Infectious Disease Transmission, Patient-to-Professional / Q000517:prevention & control*; D005791:Patient Care / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000379:methods; D011481:Protective Clothing; D018570:Risk Assessment; D040242:Risk Reduction Behavior