• Can J Emerg Med · Sep 2020

    Hazard Control for Communicable Disease Transport at Ornge.

    • Michael B Peddle and Justin A Smith.
    • Ornge, Mississauga, ON.
    • Can J Emerg Med. 2020 Sep 1; 22 (S2): S79S83S79-S83.

    AbstractTransporting patients with communicable diseases is common in critical care transport operations. At Ornge, Ontario's critical care transport provider, 13.7% of patients required contact, droplet, or airborne precautions during transport in 2019-2020. Ensuring that staff are protected while transporting patients with communicable diseases must remain a prime directive for medical transport administrators and operators. Success in safety requires a robust system of hazard identification and adherence to generally accepted methods of hazard control. This commentary will discuss some of the administrative and engineering controls, as well as the personal protective equipment (PPE) strategies deployed at Ornge.

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