Covid-19 Blog

Elite – Crew Member Documentation

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Please remember to include all personnel present on an incident in the Elite patient care report. While this is not a new requirement, it is perhaps more important now than ever before. Should a crew need to be contacted for follow-up regarding a patient they treated this is the...

COVID-19 safety update

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While performing some of our new processes, we’ve identified the following opportunities for improvement:   Don’t send more providers than necessary into the 6-foot proximity of the patient.  Unless you’re working a code or pre-code, it usually only takes one provider to perform initial examinations and treatments. Keep interns...

COVID-19 safety update

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We recommend a new routine for the end of your shift:   Put your duty uniform in a clean plastic bag Shower Change into a clean set of street clothes When you get home, transfer your duty uniform directly from the bag into your washing machine and immediately process...

Don’t forget to clean your Toughbook

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As we use the ToughBooks in the field don’t forget they, too, need to be cleaned frequently. You may use any non-bleach wet sanitizing wipes to clean the computers. Remember, don’t immerse them in water and avoid using sprays directly onto the devices. If you don’t have a pre-wet...

Department-issued bleach spray at hospitals

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Beginning tomorrow, the EMS Department will be providing spray bottles of diluted household bleach solution at the following hospitals for EMS use:   Virginia Beach General Princess Anne Independence Leigh   You may use the solution to clean ambulances and gear after transporting a patient with a communicable disease...

PPE and COVID-19 in Elite

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To aid in screening of patients with symptoms related to and/or similarly consistent with COVID-19 we have added a screening worksheet into Elite. Attached is information on this along with info on documenting PPE usage (which was mentioned in previous releases also). COVID-19 and PPE

Elite Documentation Guidance

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Here is additional information related to proper documentation for suspected and/or confirmed COVID-19 patients. This information is based on CDC documentation recommendations in an effort to produce the most consistent data across all sources. COVID19_Documentation_03132020

PPE infographic. Don’t skimp & don’t waste

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Clarification:  The guidance in the below infographic only applies to encounters with patients who are specifically concerning for COVID-19 per CDC screening guidelines (fever, cough, shortness of breath PLUS recent travel to a hot spot or recent exposure to a known COVID-19 patient).   Remember:  We do not currently...