A case of an avoidable admission to an Ebola treatment unit with malaria and an associated heat illness: Table 1

Cox, Andrew T; Schoonbaert, I; Trinick, Tom; Phillips, Anastasia; Marion, D

doi:10.1136/jramc-2015-000450

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“…The military approach to FHP was a demonstration of the duty of care to DMS employees and seemed to exceed the organisational systems within other partners 8. This is a fragile capability that relies on a small number of deep subject matter experts.…”

Section: Overall Observations and Lessonsmentioning

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Operation GRITROCK: the Defence Medical Services’ story and emerging lessons from supporting the UK response to the Ebola crisis

Bricknell

Hodgetts

Beaton³

et al. 2015

J R Army Med Corps

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This paper is a record of the UK Defence Medical Services (DMS) contribution to the UK response to the Ebola crisis in West Africa from the start of planning in July 2014 to the closure of the Ministry of Defence Ebola Virus Disease Treatment Unit at the end of June 2015. The context and wider UK government decisions are summarised. This paper describes the decisions and processes that resulted in the deployment of a DMS delivered Ebola Treatment Unit in conjunction with the Department for International Development and Save the Children. It covers arrangements for medical care for disease and non-battle injury, the Air Transportable Isolator and Force Health Protection policy, and finally, considers the medical lessons from this deployment. The core message is that the UK DMS are the only part of the UK health sector that is trained, equipped, manned and available to rapidly deploy and operate a complete medical unit as part of an international response to a health crisis.

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Section: Overall Observations and Lessonsmentioning

confidence: 99%

Operation GRITROCK: the Defence Medical Services’ story and emerging lessons from supporting the UK response to the Ebola crisis

Bricknell

Hodgetts

Beaton³

et al. 2015

J R Army Med Corps

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“…Potential confusion between Ebola and measles is relatively high as both are acute febrile illnesses. Misdiagnosis of malaria has already occurred in Ebola-affected countries [16]. Access to high-quality laboratories for confirmation of measles virus infection will be essential for accurate diagnosis and disease surveillance.…”

Section: Diagnosismentioning

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Mitigating measles outbreaks in West Africa post-Ebola

Truelove

Moss

Lessler

2015

Expert Review of Anti-infective Therapy

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Formulating and improving care while mitigating risk in a military Ebola virus disease treatment unit

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This paper describes the development of the UK military's Ebola Virus Disease Treatment Unit (EVD TU) that was deployed to Sierra Leone as part of the UK response to the West African Ebola virus disease (EVD) epidemic in 2014 and 2015. It highlights specific challenges faced within this unique Field Hospital environment. The military EVD TU was initially established to provide confidence to international healthcare workers coming to Sierra Leone to assist in the international response to the EVD epidemic and formed a key part of the action plan by the UK's Department for International Development. It was designed and staffed to provide a high level of care to those admitted with suspected or confirmed EVD and was prepared to admit the first patient within 6 weeks of the original activation order by the Ministry of Defence. This article outlines the main hazards perceived at the outset of the operation and the methods used to mitigate the risk to the healthcare workers at the EVD TU. The article examines the mechanisms that enabled the hospital to respond positively to challenges that emerged during the deployment, while simultaneously reducing the risk to the healthcare workers involved in care delivery.

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A case of an avoidable admission to an Ebola treatment unit with malaria and an associated heat illness: Table 1

Cited by 4 publications

References 26 publications

Operation GRITROCK: the Defence Medical Services’ story and emerging lessons from supporting the UK response to the Ebola crisis

Operation GRITROCK: the Defence Medical Services’ story and emerging lessons from supporting the UK response to the Ebola crisis

Mitigating measles outbreaks in West Africa post-Ebola

Formulating and improving care while mitigating risk in a military Ebola virus disease treatment unit

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