Preparedness of healthcare workers at French Ebola referral centres.

C Tarantini,C Rapp,C Chidiac,Y Yazdanpana,P Peretti-Watel,P Brouqui,B Guery

doi:10.1016/j.nmni.2014.12.005

Abstract

Preparedness of healthcare workers at French Ebola referral centres.

Highlights

In France, two humanitarians were infected with Ebola haemorrhagic fever (EHF) and cared for
Only 48 healthcare workers (HCWs) (58%) thought that they had received the necessary training to work with patients infected with EHF (74% among the infectious disease units (IDUs) personnel), 53 (64%) felt ready to receive an infected patient in their unit (81% among the IDU personnel) and 60 (73%) wished to be personally involved in their care (83% among the IDU personnel) (Table 1)
These results reveal these HCWs’ habits of working under restrictive protocols at a high risk of infection in a sanitary-crisis context in IDUs

Summary

Introduction

In France, two humanitarians were infected with EHF and cared for. Preparedness to treat imported EHF relies on 12 referral centres, nine within French national territory and three in overseas territories. Only 48 HCWs (58%) thought that they had received the necessary training to work with patients infected with EHF (74% among the IDU personnel), 53 (64%) felt ready to receive an infected patient in their unit (81% among the IDU personnel) and 60 (73%) wished to be personally involved in their care (83% among the IDU personnel) (Table 1). These results reveal these HCWs’ habits of working under restrictive protocols at a high risk of infection in a sanitary-crisis context in IDUs. practice in these units is often the HCW’s personal choice; these HCWs consider it an opportunity to care for patients with rare diseases.

Results

Conclusion