**Clinical leadership is expected to schedule time to review guidelines with staff** Test all patients with symptoms consistent with COVID-19 Healthcare providers should test all patients with new onset of symptoms consistent with COVID-19, regardless of their age of health status. COVID-19 patients may present with: Cough or Shortness of breath or difficulty breathing OR … Update #12 & Interim Guidance on Outbreak of COVID-19
Needlestick Injury or Other Blood Exposure Procedure Purpose: Prevent transmission of bloodborne pathogens. Definition of substantial exposure to potentially infectious body fluids: Any percutaneous, mucosal, or non-intact skin contact with the blood or other potentially infectious bodily fluids of another person. In some instances, the Health Department may consider gross exposure of intact skin to … Needlestick Injury or Other Blood Exposure Procedures – Training Document
Contact: Melissa Sixberry, Director of Disease Control 509-249-650 **Clinical leadership is expected to schedule time to review guidelines with staff** BACKGROUND In the United Kingdom and Europe, a possible link has been reported between COVID-19 and a serious inflammatory disease recently termed “Pediatric Multi-System Inflammatory Syndrome Temporally Associated with COVID-19.” As of … Update #11 & Interim Guidance on Outbreak of COVID-19
Contact: Melissa Sixberry, Director of Disease Control 509-249-6509 **Clinical leadership is expected to schedule time to review guidelines with staff** REQUESTED ACTIONS Be aware that DOH’s new COVID-19 testing guidelines expand testing to all symptomatic and certain asymptomatic people Be aware that CDC guidelines now require 10 days before COVID-19 positive workers … Health Advisory: Update #10 & Interim Guidance on Outbreak of COVID-19
NORTH MASON PREVENTION SUMMIT All are welcome to join in! Wednesday, May 6, 2020 6:00-pm Virtual Presentation The Science of Alcohol and Cannabis: Highlights and What These Findings Mean for Prevention Featuring Dr. Jason Kilmer University of WA Associate Professor in Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences Dr. Jason Kilmer is an Associate Professor in Psychiatry and … North Mason Prevention Summit – Wednesday May 6th, 6:00pm
Contact: Melissa Sixberry, Director of Disease Control 509-249-6509 **Clinical leadership is expected to schedule time to review guidelines with staff** REQUESTED ACTIONS Be aware that DOH’s new COVID-19 testing guidelines expand testing to all symptomatic and certain asymptomatic people.See below for specifics. Become familiar with CDC’s instructions for collecting specimens and which … Health Advisory: Update #9 & Interim Guidance on Outbreak of COVID-19
