CDC updates guidance for health care workers exposed to SARS
CAL/AAEM News Service
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4) CDC updates guidance for health care workers exposed to SARS
Health care workers who develop a fever or respiratory symptoms within 10 days of caring for or being exposed to a SARS patient should not report for duty, but should stay home and report symptoms to the appropriate point-of-contact at their facility, according to new guidance from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. If the symptoms begin while at work, the CDC says, the health care worker should be instructed to immediately apply a surgical mask and leave the patient care area. If symptoms improve or resolve within 72 hours after onset, the guidance adds, the worker can return to duty after consulting with infection control and local public health authorities. Previously, CDC recommended only that health care workers wait 72 hours after first symptom onset before returning to duty after their symptoms had improved or resolved. The updated guidance can be viewed at http://www.cdc.gov/ncidod/sars/exposureguidance.htm.
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<P>4) CDC updates guidance for health care workers exposed to SARS </P>
<P>Health care workers who develop a fever or respiratory symptoms within 10 days of caring for or being exposed to a SARS patient should not report for duty, but should stay home and report symptoms to the appropriate point-of-contact at their facility, according to new guidance from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. If the symptoms begin while at work, the CDC says, the health care worker should be instructed to immediately apply a surgical mask and leave the patient care area. If symptoms improve or resolve within 72 hours after onset, the guidance adds, the worker can return to duty after consulting with infection control and local public health authorities. Previously, CDC recommended only that health care workers wait 72 hours after first symptom onset before returning to duty after their symptoms had improved or resolved. The updated guidance can be viewed at </FONT><A href="http://www.cdc.gov/ncidod/sars/exposureguidance.htm"><U><FONT color=#0000ff size!
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