PA DOH Ebola School Nurse Guidance

**NRSKarenRN, BSN, RN** · Oct 25, 2014

PA Dept Health Ebola Center has information and posters in English, French and Spanish.

Interim Guidance for Schools: Management of Students and/or Staff with Known or Suspected Ebola Virus Disease in the United States

October 17, 2014

Per CDC guidance: http://www.cdc.gov/vhf/ebola/symptoms/index.html

 If a student or staff member has a fever.
AND
 If they have additional symptoms such as severe headache, muscle pain, vomiting, diarrhea, abdominal pain, or unexplained bleeding.
AND
 In the past three weeks before onset of symptoms, has the individual:
o Traveled to West Africa - specifically Guinea, Liberia, and Sierra Leone?
o Been in contact with the blood or body fluids of a person known to have or suspected to have Ebola?
o Attended funeral proceedings for a person suspected or known to have died of Ebola?
o Handled bats or non-human primates (monkeys, gorillas or chimpanzees) from disease-endemic areas?
If any of the above information applies to a student or staff member in your school system, immediately contact your local health department or the Pennsylvania Department of Health at 1-877-PA-HEALTH (1-877-724-3258).
For students, please contact their parent(s) to pick them up from school and transport to their local healthcare provider.