H5N1 influenza questionnaire: are Scottish emergency departments ready to isolate and treat a possible index case?
H5N1 has emerged as a highly pathogenic strain of avian flu. Cases of bird-to-human transmission have occurred and raised concerns that human-to-human transmission may be possible. Therefore, it is vitally important to isolate any index case arising from bird-to-human transmission. Questionnaires we...
| Published in: | Emergency Medicine Journal |
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| Main Authors: | , , |
| Format: | Text |
| Language: | English |
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BMJ Publishing Group Ltd
2007
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| Online Access: | http://emj.bmj.com/cgi/content/short/24/4/283 https://doi.org/10.1136/emj.2006.041178 |
| Summary: | H5N1 has emerged as a highly pathogenic strain of avian flu. Cases of bird-to-human transmission have occurred and raised concerns that human-to-human transmission may be possible. Therefore, it is vitally important to isolate any index case arising from bird-to-human transmission. Questionnaires were sent out to emergency departments throughout Scotland seeking information on the availability of facilities and supplies necessary to treat and prevent onward infection from a suspected index case of human H5N1 infection. They were specifically asked about side rooms for isolation and supplies of FFP3 masks, lysis buffer and oseltamivir (Tamiflu). |
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