SEVERE ACUTE RESPIRATORY SYNDROME (SARS)
NOTICE: New Directives Oct 22, 2003
Ministry of Health and Long Term Care released new SARS directives on Oct 22, 2003.
The directives accompany a Context Letter that highlights current legislation, the role of the joint health and safety committees, objectives of the directives, and infection control expectations in non-outbreak situations.
New Directives:
· Provincial Inter-Facility Patient Transfer Directive during outbreak conditions (PIPT03-03)
· Directive to All Ontario Acute Care Facilities for High risk respiratory procedures (includes both outbreak and non-outbreak conditions) (HR03-12)
· Directive to all Ontario Acute Care Facilities under outbreak conditions (ACO03-05)
· Directive to all Acute Care Facilities regarding the application of respiratory and contact precautions (enhanced) with: Patients with febrile respiratory illness and a SARS contact history; Persons under investigation; SARS patients; and SARS units (RCPE 03-01)
Stay tuned for a detailed look at these directives. For more information, contact OPSEU’s Health and Safety Unit: 1-800-268-7376, 416-443-8888, ext 772. Check the OPSEU website at www.opseu.org for future updates.
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