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      Actuación de un servicio de prevención de riesgos laborales para la atención a casos sospechosos de enfermedad respiratoria por coronavirus (MERS-CoV): A propósito de un caso Translated title: Performance Procedure of Occupational Risks Prevention for the Attention to Suspected Cases of Coronavirus Respiratory Disease MERS-CoV: in relation to a case

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          Resumen Tras el primer caso importado en España de infección humana por el coronavirus (MERS-CoV), ingresado en el Hospital Universitario Puerta de Hierro Majadahonda (HUPHM), se procede a la elaboración de un procedimiento de actuación para la atención a casos sospechosos de enfermedad respiratoria de alerta internacional. Este procedimiento se activa en el momento en el que se establece la sospecha de esta enfermedad en el hospital. Se describen las medidas de actuación ante el ingreso de un paciente con estas características, garantizando la calidad asistencial así como la protección de la salud de los trabajadores. Desde el Servicio de Prevención de Riesgos Laborales (SPPRL) se procede al registro de los trabajadores implicados, se realiza el estudio de contactos y el seguimiento de los mismos, facilitándose la información y formación a los trabajadores sobre los riesgos ante el nuevo agente causal y la utilización de los equipos de protección adecuados, y la valoración de los trabajadores especialmente sensibles, explicando la activación y puesta en marcha del protocolo en las distintas situaciones en que ha sido necesario.

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          Abstract After the first imported case in Spain of a human coronavirus infection (MERs- CoV) admitted to the Puerta de Hierro Universitary Hospital of Majadahonda (HUPHM, Madrid) an action procedure was developed in order to care for suspected cases of respiratory diseases that may cause an international outbreak. This procedure is activated in the hospital as soon as the suspicion of the disease arises. Action measures are described when a patient with these characteristics is admitted, ensuring both assistance quality and workers’ health protection. From the Occupational Risk Prevention Service (SPRL in Spanish) a registration of the workers involved is taken, as well as a study of contacts and their follow-up. This provides information and formation to the workers about the risks considering the new causal agent and the use of the appropriate protective equipment, the assessment of particular sensitive workers, explaining the protocol’s activation and implementation in the different situations it has been needed.

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                Journal
                mesetra
                Medicina y Seguridad del Trabajo
                Med. segur. trab.
                Escuela Nacional de Medicina del Trabajo. Instituto de Salud Carlos III (Madrid, Madrid, Spain )
                0465-546X
                1989-7790
                June 2017
                : 63
                : 247
                : 93-102
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                [1] Madrid orgnameHospital Universitario Puerta de Hierro Majadahonda orgdiv1Servicio Prevención España
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                S0465-546X2017000200093
                b88e3508-ef6f-4054-a335-803e3d52a561

                This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International License.

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                : 10 January 2017
                : 12 June 2017
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                Workers,Protection,Action measures,Coronavirus MERS CoV,Trabajadores,Protección,Actuación

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