The Effects of "Fangcang, Huoshenshan, and Leishenshan" Makeshift Hospitals and Temperature on the Mortality of COVID-19
2020
PeerJ
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Author(s): Cai, Y., Huang, T., Liu, X., Xu, G.
Added April 2020
Drive-Through Screening Center for COVID-19: A Safe and Efficient Screening System against Massive Community Outbreak
2020
Journal of Korean Medical Science
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Issue 11
Volume 35
Pages e123
Author(s): Kwon, K. T., Ko, J.-H., Shin, H., Sung, M., Kim, J. Y.
Added April 2020
Effective practices and recommendations for drive-through clinic points of dispensing: A systematic review
2020
Disaster Medicine and Public Health Preparedness
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Issue 3
Volume 15
Pages 374-388
Author(s): Buck, B. H., Cowan, L., Smith, L., Duncan, E., Bazemore, J., Schwind, J. S.
Added April 2020
Fangcang shelter hospitals: A novel concept for responding to public health emergencies
2020
The Lancet
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Issue 10232
Volume 395
Pages 1305-1314
Author(s): Chen, S., Zhang, Z., Yang, J., Wang, J., Zhai, X., Bärnighausen, T., Wang, C.
Added April 2020
Ebola Holding Units at government hospitals in Sierra Leone: evidence for a flexible and effective model for safe isolation, early treatment initiation, hospital safety and health system functioning
2016
BMJ Global Health
Journal Article
Issue 1
Volume 1
Pages 1-8
Author(s): Johnson, O., Youkee, D., Brown, C. S., Lado, M., Wurie, A., Bash-Taqi, D., Hall, A., Hanciles, E., Kamara, I., Kamara, C., Kamboz, A., Seedat, A., Thomas, S., Kamara, T. B., Leather, A. J. M., Kargbo, B.
The outbreak of Ebola Virus Disease (EVD) in West Africa during 2014-2015 was an unprecedented modern crisis that required novel approaches to outbreak containment and management. In response, the Ministry of Health and Sanitation (MOHS) and the King’s Sierra Leone Partnership (KSLP) in Freetown, Sierra Leone, worked to develop and implement five new Ebola Holding Units (EHUs) in government hospitals, which successfully isolated 37% of the 3,097 confirmed EVD cases within the country’s Western Urban and Rural district.
Added June 2016
Preparing an ICU room to welcome a critically ill patient with Ebola virus disease
2014
Intensive Care Medicine
Journal Article
Issue 1
Volume 41
Pages 118-119
Author(s): Pasquier, P., Ficko, C., Mérens, A., Dubost, C.
Ebola virus disease is a viral hemorrhagic fever that spreads through direct contact with the body fluids of an infected animal or human. Contamination may also occur through contact with items that were recently contacted by infected bodily fluids. No spread of the disease through the air has been documented. As no specific treatment or vaccine for the virus is currently available, specially coordinated medical services are necessary to control outbreaks.
Added December 2015
Do Cost Savings from Reductions in Nosocomial Infections Justify Additional Costs of Single-Bed Rooms in Intensive Care Units? A Simulation Case Study
2015
Journal of Critical Care
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Issue 1
Volume 31
Pages 194-200
Author(s): Sadatsafavi, H., Niknejad, B., Zadeh, R., Sadatsafavi, M.
Nosocomial infections are infections that are acquired in healthcare facilities. They are a key factor in decisions to construct and maintain single-patient bedrooms in intensive care units (ICUs), since single-patient rooms have been shown to greatly reduce instances of nosocomial infections. However, no prior studies have investigated whether the resource savings incurred from reducing nosocomial infections are worth the construction and maintenance costs required for single-patient bedrooms in ICUs.
Added October 2015
Does proper design of an intensive care unit affect compliance with isolation practices?
2011
Critical Care Nursing Quarterly
Journal Article
Issue 1
Volume 34
Pages 36-45
Author(s): Rodriguez, M., Ford, D., Adams, S.
This article tackles these questions, as well as looks at the importance of end-user input to renovation and construction healthcare projects.
Added November 2014
Life Safety Code Comparison
2013
American Society for Healthcare Engineering
Journal Article
Author(s): Crowley, M. A., Harper, J. E.
Added May 2014
Healthcare Environmental Terms and Outcome Measures: An Evidence-based Design Glossary
Author(s): Quan, X., Malone, E., Joseph, A., Pati, D.
Added October 2012
Designing for Patient Safety: Developing Methods to Integrate Patient Safety Concerns in the Design Process
Author(s): Joseph, A., Taylor, E. M. , Quan, X., Jelen, M.
Added October 2012
Resident Safety Risk Assessment
Author(s):
Added October 2012
Green cleaning in healthcare: Current practices and questions for future research
Author(s): Quan, X., Joseph, A., Jelen, M.
Added October 2012
Protecting the patient and the environment- new aspects and challenges in hospital infection control
1997
Journal of Hospital Infection
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Issue 1
Volume 36
Pages 7-15
Author(s): Daschner, F., Dettenkofer, M.
Added October 2012
Case study on construction infection control: Active Blood and Marrow Transplant Unit, Health Sciences Centre -- Winnipeg, MB
2005
Canadian Journal of Infection Control
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Issue 2
Volume 20
Pages 96-97
Author(s): D'Angiolo, V.
Added October 2012
The healing environment in our communities and healthcare settings: research excellence into practice
2005
Clinical Medicine
Journal Article
Issue 3
Volume 5
Pages 296-8
Author(s): Craft, N.
Added October 2012
Hygiene Highlights – Infection Control During Construction Activities in Healt h Care Facilities
2004
Ontario Occupational Health Nurses Association Journal
Journal Article
Issue 2
Volume 23
Pages 30-31
Author(s): Cormack, W.
Added October 2012
Evidence-based design could help quality of care
2004
Healthcare Benchmarks Quality Improvement
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Issue 8
Volume 11
Pages 92-4
Author(s):
Added October 2012
Infection control considerations during construction activities: Land excavation and demolition
2001
American Journal of Infection Control
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Issue 5
Volume 29
Pages 321-328
Author(s): Cheng, S.M., Streifel, A.J.
Added October 2012
Taking on toxics II: Health care without harm
2001
The Multinational Monitor
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Issue 1/2
Volume 22
Pages 21
Author(s): Cray, C..
Added October 2012