Survey of Emergency Department Staff on Disaster Preparedness and Training for Ebola Virus Disease

• 2016

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• Jennica Siddle; Sue Tolleson-Rinehart; Jane Brice
PMID: 27649747DOI: 10.5055/ajdm.2016.0220

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This survey looks at how well emergency department staff are prepared for Ebola. It describes that many hospitals in the U.S. created special training programs during the 2013-2015 Ebola outbreak. The study found that after training, staff felt more ready and confident to handle Ebola cases. Most workers believed all hospital employees should get this training, and they trusted their equipment and hospital plans more after learning about them. Training was seen as more important than media in changing opinions about handling Ebola patients safely in hospitals.

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Focus Areas: Everyday Emergency; Infectious Disease

Audience: Emergency Managers

Emergency Management Stage: Preparedness (Prevention / Protection)

Bundles: Disaster Research Literature Review

Keywords: Disaster Planning; Education, Continuing; Health Personnel; Occupational Health; Hemorrhagic Fever, Ebola; Emergency Service, Hospital; Ebolavirus; Surveys and Questionnaires

Institutions: Indiana University; University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

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