Organization and implementation of aeromedical evacuation of US patients with Ebola virus infection from West Africa
10.7644/j.issn.1674-9960.2014.08.002
- VernacularTitle:美国空运后送埃博拉病毒感染者的组织实施与启示
- Author:
Peng LI
;
Xiaoyu ZHAO
;
Wei WANG
;
Zhen HE
;
Tianxi DIAO
;
Shu LIU
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
Ebola hemorrhagic fever;
medical evacuation;
isolation and treatment;
monoclonal antibodies
- From:
Military Medical Sciences
2014;(8):576-578
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
-
Abstract:
In 2014,serious Ebola fever epidemic broke out in West Africa .Afterwards, the US transported two Ebola patients from Liberia by air, which aroused world wide concern .During the aeromedical evacuation , there were lots of tech-nical problems and management procedures involved .First, the US government toke emergency measures for the patients in a local hospital ,which made evacuation possible .Secondly , the US CDC and other government departments coordinated this matter during and after the evacuation .Finally,upon arrival at home the two patients received careful isolation and treat-ment.Thus, the successful aeromedical evacuation is instructive for us .
