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
- Characteristics of COVID-19 Variants and Mutants
- 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
Publisher’s Notice
Disclaimer
This is a high-priority resource ACEP staff are compiling on an urgent basis and is not meant for public dissemination. Recommendations and guidelines referenced here are the sole responsibility of the authors and do not indicate an exclusive course of treatment, nor do they serve as a standard of medical care. Variations in treatment may be required, based on individual circumstances, and the information here may need to be adapted based on clinical judgment and availability of resources. Not all suggestions are evidence based.
ACEP specifically disclaims all liability for direct, indirect, special, incidental, or consequential damages related to the implementation of the recommendations and guidelines referenced herein.
Editor-in-Chief
Sam Shahid, MBBS, MPH
Practice Management Manager
American College of Emergency Physicians
Note: Sections that do not list authors were written and compiled by ACEP staff.
ACEP Staff Contributors (in alphabetical order)
Suzannah Alexander
Mohan Bonthu
Nancy Calaway
Audrey Cornwell
Jeffrey Davis
Pat Elmes
Sydney King
Adam Krushinskie
Alan Masters
David McKenzie
Mandie Mims
Harry Monroe
Margaret Montgomery
Leslie Moore
Steven Morrissey
Rick Murray
Katie Muth
Craig Price
Lillian Renner
Julie Rispoli
Loren Rives
Travis Schulz
Nicole Tidwell
Last updated on September 8, 2020.
