Clinical
Common signs of infection:
- Resp (cough, SOB, ± pneumonia)
- Fever
- ARDS and organ failure in severe cases
Prevention
- Regular hand washing
- Cover mouth / nose when coughing and sneezing
- Minimise contact with patients with above symptoms
- Alert others to travel history
Links
- HSE video course Donning & Doffing
- Infectious diseases notification forms
- Donning and doffing PPE video.
- HPSC section on Coronavirus
- HSE video - putting on, taking off PPE
- Patient advice sheet - New close contact letter
- Patient advice sheet - Casual contact letter
- Patient advice sheet - Self care list
- HSE Multilingual Covid 19 Patient Advice sheets
Links CUH
- CUH Donning monitor's checklist
- CUH Doffing checklist
- CUH - Paediatric pathway - Operation Blackwater
- CUH - Paediatric pathway - Abdo pain
- CUH - Paediatric pathway - Interim orders
- CUH - Adult - Decision support tool