Effective communication among clinicians requesting emergency transport of a patient with possible or known SARS-CoV disease, EMS personnel, and receiving facilities is necessary to ensure the appropriate protection of healthcare workers. Guidance from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
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This document provides general guidance for Emergency Medical Service (EMS) preparedness and response to COVID-19. At a local and state level, regulations and resource configurations may vary. In addition to these recommendations, EMS agencies should consult with local stakeholders. PAN AMERICAN HEALTH ORGANIZATION (PAHO/WHO). Guidance is available in English and Spanish.
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Maternal and Child Health, Nutrition – Literature Repository – Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health. Publications in April / May
COVID-19: Maternal and Child Health Nutrition Read More »
This toolkit is intended for clinicians working in intensive care units in low- and middle-income countries, managing adult and paediatric patients with severe forms of acute respiratory infection, including severe pneumonia, acute respiratory distress syndrome, sepsis and septic shock. Its main objective is to provide some of the necessary tools that can be used to
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This document is intended for clinicians involved in the care of adult, pregnant and pediatric patients with or at risk for severe acute respiratory infection (SARI) when a SARS-CoV-2 infection is suspected. Considerations for pediatric patients and pregnant women are highlighted throughout the text. It is not meant to replace clinical judgment or specialist consultation
Practical manual to set up and manage a SARI treatment centre and a SARI screening facility in health care facilities.
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As part of the global ICRC response and taking in consideration the actual situation Covid-19 Pandemic, initial research and reflection regarding Sexual and Reproductive Health (SRH) activities, insights regarding SRH activities integrating Covid-19 response into running SRH care, these recommendations are mainly to keep on mind during your planification for the respective Covid-19 response in
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This guiding document for ICRC nutrition activities recommends essential actions and measures that need to be in put in place for ensuring critical services that address malnutrition-related conditions, such as prevention of malnutrition, management of acute malnutrition (for children, pregnant and lactating women) and Infant and Young Child Feeding in Emergency (IYCF-E), while protecting the
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Patients with chronic conditions are at higher risk of a severe COVID 19 infection. Therefore, within our health programmes, where we support patients with chronic conditions, strong prevention and supportive measures need to be implemented to reduce risk of infection and to avoid their decompensation due to lack of access to chronic medication. This document
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Comparison of Safe and Dignified Burials process for viral hemorrhagic fever vs. Safe management of a dead body for suspected COVID-19 deaths. Document available in English and French.
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