Emergency Preparedness

Appendix H.5 – HID

Kern Medical Emergency Preparedness

disinfectant.  Transport of Specimens for Ebola RT-PCR Confirmation Testing: o Prior to transport, all blood samples will be contained in plastic collection tubes, sealed inside a leak-proof sealed plastic bag, then enclosed within a secondary durable leak-proof plastic container containing absorbent material, and finally placed inside of a cardboard shipping package. o Prior to closure, place shipping manifest and completed test requisition inside of cardboard box. o No samples will leave the HID Containment area until they are fully sealed, disinfected, packaged and ready for shipment. o Packages ready for shipment will be hand-delivered to the Lab Client Services area using the secured stairwell next to DOU room 2428 (the stairwell directly connects to the Lab and is free of patient traffic). No specimens will be transported via the pneumatic tube system. o PPE is to be worn during transport of packages between patient room and Laboratory Client Service area. o Once sealed, no packages will be opened outside of HID containment area. o Personnel and foot traffic in area between patient room and Laboratory area should be minimized during times of package transport. o Any specimen spills or exposures during transport of specimens between patient room and lab area will immediately be reported to HID Incident Command Team and EVS. o Once courier picks up package, a Lab employee will escort courier personnel to their vehicle to ensure that no incidents with package occur. Any incident will immediately be reported to HID Incident Command Team and EVS. o Specimens for Ebola RT-PCR testing will be sent to the Los Angeles County Public Health Department (LAC) for testing – please see Addendum A in Lab Policy LAB-EC-100 for instructions on sending specimens to LAC. o Confirmation testing of positive specimens for EVD will be sent to the Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) for further evaluation – please see Addendum B in Lab Policy LAB-EC-100 for instruction on sending specimens to the CDC.  Transport of Specimens for In-house Performed Lab Testing: o All samples will be transported in a clearly labelled biohazard bag, enclosed within a secondary durable leak-proof container prior to transport to Lab testing room. o Specimens and containers for in-house testing will be hand-delivered to the HID Lab testing room (2428), which is in close proximity of the HID patient room, and no specimens will be transported via the

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