CDC Issues Ebola Guidelines

By EMS Coordinator Mike McEvoy, Ph.D., NRP, RN, CCRN
NYSAFC EMS Committee

The Centers for Disease Control issued guidelines for all fire and EMS departments on criteria for screening patients for Ebola.

The recent media hype has resulted in many "worried well" patients calling for assistance with suspected Ebola. Thus far, no cases have entered the United States besides the two healthcare workers flown to Atlanta for treatment.

Click here for the CDC website for Ebola.