ACEP COVID-19 Field Guide
Table of Contents
- ACEP COVID-19 Field Guide
- Publisher’s Notice
- Introduction
- Preparing for Work
- Returning from Work
- COVID-19 Aerosol and Surface Stability
- Self-Isolation
- Guidance for Health Care Personnel Regarding Exposure
- Safety Practices for Health Care Workers Who May Have Had Exposure to a Person With Suspected or Confirmed COVID-19
- Return to Work Criteria With Confirmed or Suspected COVID-19
- ACEP Statements on PPE
- Appropriate PPE
- Aerosolization
- Facility Changes
- Ultrasound Cleaning
- Personnel Safety
- Cardiac Arrest Resuscitation in the COVID-19 Era
- Air Method Guidelines for the Care of Patients With Suspected or Confirmed COVID-19
- Health Care Professional Preparedness Checklist For Transport and Arrival of Patients With Confirmed or Possible COVID-19
- How COVID-19 Moves Within a Hospital
- Infection Prevention and Control Recommendations for Patient Arrival and Triage
- Medical Screening Examinations
- Telehealth and Tele-Triage
- Quick Guide to a Basic Tele-Triage Program
- Risk Stratification and Triage in Urgent Care
- Vaccinations
- Signs and Symptoms
- Laboratory Abnormalities
- Chest X-Ray and CT
- Ultrasound
- Testing
- Severity and Progression of Disease
- Populations at Risk
- Evaluation Pathway for Patients with Possible COVID-19
- Management of Patients With COVID-19
- Critical Issues in the Management of Adult Patients Presenting With Community-Acquired Pneumonia
- Alternative Treatments
- Acute Cardiomyopathy or Heart Failure
- Acute Myocardial Infarction
- Cardiac Arrest
- Discharge: Expected Recovery
- Discharge to Home Palliative Care
- ICU Care in the Emergency Department
- Ventilators
- Health Care Workers
- Law Enforcement
- Racial and Ethnic Minority Groups
- Elderly Patients
- Immunocompromised Patients
- Pregnant Patients and Pregnancy
- Pediatric Patients
- Homeless Patients
- Dialysis Patients
- Psychiatric Patients
- Behavioral Health Patients
- Patients With Substance Use Disorders
- Immigrants
- Incarcerated Population
- Financial Resources
- Billing and Coding for COVID Care
- EMTALA
- State Waiver of Liability
- Other Federal Updates and Guidance
- ACEP Offers, Wellness, and Counseling Services
- Burnout, Self-Care, and COVID-19 Exposure for First Responders
- Critical Incident Stress Information
- Managing Patient and Family Distress Associated with COVID-19 in the Prehospital Care Setting
- ACEP Policy on Visitation and Custody
- Impact on Research
- Change to Education Policies
- Licensure and Credentialing
ACEP
COVID-19
Field Guide
The American College of
Emergency Physicians
Guide to Coronavirus
Disease (COVID-19)
