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If you have information that would help EMTs stay safe, please email it to us at [email protected].
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10/21/20 CDC Modified Definition on close contact.
Public Health Update
Distributed by the New Jersey Department of Health
Subject: COVID-19 Revised Definition of Close Contact
Date: 10/23/2020; 08:16:56
Message#: 104211-10-23-2020-PHUP
Contact Info: Kimberly Cervantes, NJ Department of Health
Phone: 609-826-5964; Email: [email protected]
Attachments: LINCS_Close_Contact_oct_22_20.pdf
To: Local Health Departments
On 10/21/20 CDC modified the definition of a close contact regarding the length of time associated with exposure and the time interval to assess the potential exposure that can result in transmission.
Please refer to the attached document for additional information and references. In summary, the new definition requires 15 minutes or more of close contact (within 6 feet) of exposure to an infected person during a 24-hour period in which the infected person is infectious.
NJDOH will be adopting the revised CDC definition effective immediately. This is a change from our previous definition of 10 minutes of consecutive exposure.
LHDs and contact tracing staff are asked to begin using the 15 minutes or more of cumulative exposure in a 24-hour period when identifying close contacts of COVID-19 cases. NJDOH is working on updating all documents with these changes, and these will be re-posted to the website once complete.
Public Health Update
Distributed by the New Jersey Department of Health
Subject: COVID-19 Revised Definition of Close Contact
Date: 10/23/2020; 08:16:56
Message#: 104211-10-23-2020-PHUP
Contact Info: Kimberly Cervantes, NJ Department of Health
Phone: 609-826-5964; Email: [email protected]
Attachments: LINCS_Close_Contact_oct_22_20.pdf
To: Local Health Departments
On 10/21/20 CDC modified the definition of a close contact regarding the length of time associated with exposure and the time interval to assess the potential exposure that can result in transmission.
Please refer to the attached document for additional information and references. In summary, the new definition requires 15 minutes or more of close contact (within 6 feet) of exposure to an infected person during a 24-hour period in which the infected person is infectious.
NJDOH will be adopting the revised CDC definition effective immediately. This is a change from our previous definition of 10 minutes of consecutive exposure.
LHDs and contact tracing staff are asked to begin using the 15 minutes or more of cumulative exposure in a 24-hour period when identifying close contacts of COVID-19 cases. NJDOH is working on updating all documents with these changes, and these will be re-posted to the website once complete.
| cdc-close_contact_oct_22_20.108317.pdf |
5/11 Operational Stress Management Online Seminar 5/15
| operational_stress_management__osm__during_covid-19_-_health_professionals_.pdf |
5/9 - Stress Management - If you need to speak to someone.
| hero_call_line_-_fact_sheet.pdf |
Personal Vehicle Disinfection Service
On Saturday, May 16, 2020, PBA Local 134, Bergen County Sheriff's Dept, will be offering disinfection of personal vehicles FREE OF CHARGE to all Police, Fire, and EMS members who serve Bergen County. No outside contractors will be providing disinfection and everything onsite will be conducted by PBA Local 134 members.
Where: Redds Restaurant, 317 Washington Ave, Carlstadt, NJ 07072
When: Saturday, May 16, 2020 1pm-5pm
All members who wish to participate must provide departmental or county first responder identification and be present for up to two vehicles which they wish to be disinfected. After being treated, the vehicle will require 5-10 minutes for the solution to dry. Light refreshments, will be provided. Obviously, we will be practicing social distancing and facemasks are required (If you do not have one, PBA Local 134 will supply you with a surgical mask).
If you have any questions, please contact me through your Chief or designated line officer.
Thank you for everything you do and please stay safe.
Frank Warther
State Delegate
PBA Local 134
Bergen County Sheriff's Dept.
On Saturday, May 16, 2020, PBA Local 134, Bergen County Sheriff's Dept, will be offering disinfection of personal vehicles FREE OF CHARGE to all Police, Fire, and EMS members who serve Bergen County. No outside contractors will be providing disinfection and everything onsite will be conducted by PBA Local 134 members.
Where: Redds Restaurant, 317 Washington Ave, Carlstadt, NJ 07072
When: Saturday, May 16, 2020 1pm-5pm
All members who wish to participate must provide departmental or county first responder identification and be present for up to two vehicles which they wish to be disinfected. After being treated, the vehicle will require 5-10 minutes for the solution to dry. Light refreshments, will be provided. Obviously, we will be practicing social distancing and facemasks are required (If you do not have one, PBA Local 134 will supply you with a surgical mask).
If you have any questions, please contact me through your Chief or designated line officer.
Thank you for everything you do and please stay safe.
Frank Warther
State Delegate
PBA Local 134
Bergen County Sheriff's Dept.
4/30 First Responder Children Foundation
As a first responder, you have been working around the clock to assess, alleviate, and help reduce the spread of COVID-19 throughout the United States. You are on the front lines answering calls - as you always do - at great risk of being exposed to this deadly virus. Because of your heroism, First Responders Children’s Foundation, through the support of generous donors, is taking action by providing financial assistance to those affected. Over the past 20 years, First Responders Children’s Foundation has provided financial support to children who have lost a first responder parent in the line of duty as well as first responder families enduring financial hardship due to tragic circumstances. The Foundation also awards grants to first responder families in financial distress and supports programs operated by first responder organizations whose purpose is to benefit children or the communities in which they live.
First responders are on the front lines of the COVID-19 pandemic in every community across America, so First
Responders Children’s Foundation will provide support to first responder families who are enduring financial hardship
due to the coronavirus outbreak.
Available COVID-19 Assistance Grants:
• $1,000 grants for first responders with financial hardship caused by COVID-19
• Funeral expenses for first responders who have died from COVID-19
• Community grants to public safety agencies affected by COVID-19
• College scholarships for children of first responders who have died or are disabled
First Responders Children’s Foundation
38 East 32nd Street, Suite 602
New York, NY 10016-5566
[email protected]
(646) 822-4236
As a first responder, you have been working around the clock to assess, alleviate, and help reduce the spread of COVID-19 throughout the United States. You are on the front lines answering calls - as you always do - at great risk of being exposed to this deadly virus. Because of your heroism, First Responders Children’s Foundation, through the support of generous donors, is taking action by providing financial assistance to those affected. Over the past 20 years, First Responders Children’s Foundation has provided financial support to children who have lost a first responder parent in the line of duty as well as first responder families enduring financial hardship due to tragic circumstances. The Foundation also awards grants to first responder families in financial distress and supports programs operated by first responder organizations whose purpose is to benefit children or the communities in which they live.
First responders are on the front lines of the COVID-19 pandemic in every community across America, so First
Responders Children’s Foundation will provide support to first responder families who are enduring financial hardship
due to the coronavirus outbreak.
Available COVID-19 Assistance Grants:
• $1,000 grants for first responders with financial hardship caused by COVID-19
• Funeral expenses for first responders who have died from COVID-19
• Community grants to public safety agencies affected by COVID-19
• College scholarships for children of first responders who have died or are disabled
First Responders Children’s Foundation
38 East 32nd Street, Suite 602
New York, NY 10016-5566
[email protected]
(646) 822-4236
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4/15 - (UPDATED) NJDOH Notice Of Rule Waiver/Modification Pursuant To Executive Order No.103 (Murphy) (March 9, 2020) Covid -19 State Of Emergency. The attached PDF explains and includes NJDOH Flowchart Of Caring for a Covid-19 patient and Treatment of Care document to be left with the patient doing home care.
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4/20 - The New Jersey Office of Emergency Management (NJOEM) has secured the Battelle Critical Care Decontamination System.
This will assist healthcare providers, first response agencies, and any other agencies in decontaminating their N95 respirators at NO CHARGE to the sending agencies.
The Battelle CCDS addresses the current shortage of critical Personal Protective Equipment across the United States. Battelle CCDS is designed to work on N95 respirators to decontaminate biological contaminants including novel coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2). The system is centrally located in Edison Township (Middlesex County) and will service the entire State.
For more information on this system, please see the attached file or visit http://www.battelle.org/decon
Battelle representatives will coordinate the enrollment and decontamination process for interested agencies. If you have additional questions or would like to enroll in the program, you can either complete the form located at https://www.battelle.org/inquiry/offerings-and-services/covid-response or contact one of the Battelle representatives assigned to NJ:
Andre LaFreniere: (401) 935-0084 | [email protected]
Josh Arnold: (614) 512-8057 | [email protected]
All questions from interested agencies should be directed to the above Battelle contacts.
NJ All-Hazards Incident Management Team
[email protected]
This will assist healthcare providers, first response agencies, and any other agencies in decontaminating their N95 respirators at NO CHARGE to the sending agencies.
The Battelle CCDS addresses the current shortage of critical Personal Protective Equipment across the United States. Battelle CCDS is designed to work on N95 respirators to decontaminate biological contaminants including novel coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2). The system is centrally located in Edison Township (Middlesex County) and will service the entire State.
For more information on this system, please see the attached file or visit http://www.battelle.org/decon
Battelle representatives will coordinate the enrollment and decontamination process for interested agencies. If you have additional questions or would like to enroll in the program, you can either complete the form located at https://www.battelle.org/inquiry/offerings-and-services/covid-response or contact one of the Battelle representatives assigned to NJ:
Andre LaFreniere: (401) 935-0084 | [email protected]
Josh Arnold: (614) 512-8057 | [email protected]
All questions from interested agencies should be directed to the above Battelle contacts.
NJ All-Hazards Incident Management Team
[email protected]
4/15 - New CPR Guidelines From AHA For Treating Patients With Covid-19. Please scroll down to the bottom of The AHA Page, and download the PDFs.
https://cpr.heart.org/en/resources/coronavirus-covid19-resources-for-cpr-training
https://cpr.heart.org/en/resources/coronavirus-covid19-resources-for-cpr-training
4/7 - NJDOH Protocol Flowchart of caring for a covid-19 patient. Copies of this can be found in both rigs. Click on "Flowchart" or download the PDF below. See 4/7 entry NJDOH Notice Of Rule Waiver above to explain.
| bls_triage_to_home_waiver.pdf |
4/7 - Care Instructions to be left with patient for "Treatment at Home". There are copies in each rig. Click on "Treatment" or download the PDF below. See 4/7 entry NJDOH Notice Of Rule Waiver above to explain.
| care_instructions_for_home.pdf |
4/6 - NJDOH Recommendations for administering Naloxone during Covid-19.
| dmi_idr_recommendations_for_administering_naloxone_during_covid-19.pdf |
4/5 - Blog - Keeping Safe - The differences in making a call on 1/7/2020 and making a call on 4/5/2020. This blog offers some great tips on staying just a little bit safer. Read Blog....
In an effort to stay safe, some ambulance organizations are posting content such as the following PPDF on their websites and Facebook pages. It is to encourage patients to self-cure in non-life situations. See the attached PDF.
| help_us_help_you.pdf |
4/5/20 - NJOEM/NJOHSP has activated a Covid-10 situation board for on-going response activities for all first responders. This board will remain active 24/7 for the duration of this response. This board is for Unclassified/For Official Usage Only (FOUO) Information only. This board can be used for: accessing situation reports, obtain advisories, and situational awareness for first responders. There is a chat group as well for correspondence. This board DOES NOT replace any normal chain-of-command processes that may be in place already. To access the account, please click on the following link and sign on as a guest: https://share.dhs.gov/njcovid19/.
3/29/20 - Message from EMSCNJ President, Barbara Platt.
Barbara also attached the USA Covid-19 Response Plan from 3/13/20 which includes some great information.
Barbara also attached the USA Covid-19 Response Plan from 3/13/20 which includes some great information.
| message_from_b_platt.pdf |
3/27/20 - Covod-19 Testing on 3/28 will be limited to First Responders and Health Care Workers at:
Starting on Saturday, March 28, 2020, and all following Saturdays, COVID-19 testing will be available for First Responders and health care workers who are symptomatic at the following locations starting at 0800 hours and will close when capacity has been reached:
PNC Bank Arts Center - 116 Garden State Pkwy, Holmdel, NJ 07733ꞏ
Bergen Community College - 400 Paramus Rd, Paramus, NJ 07652
Starting on Saturday, March 28, 2020, and all following Saturdays, COVID-19 testing will be available for First Responders and health care workers who are symptomatic at the following locations starting at 0800 hours and will close when capacity has been reached:
PNC Bank Arts Center - 116 Garden State Pkwy, Holmdel, NJ 07733ꞏ
Bergen Community College - 400 Paramus Rd, Paramus, NJ 07652
3/19/2020 - U.S Response Plan to Covid-19.
This plan outlines the United States Government (USG) coordinated federal response activities for COVID-19 in the United States (U.S.).
This plan outlines the United States Government (USG) coordinated federal response activities for COVID-19 in the United States (U.S.).
| hhs_covid_plan.pdf |
CDC Update 3/10/2020
| _covid-19__cdc_interim_guidance__updated_3-10-20-1.pdf |
CDC Update 3/6/2020
| cdc_covid19_guidance_3.6.pdf |
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3/16/20 OEMS Waiver for EMTs During Corona Virus
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If you are due to expire June 30th it will be extended to Aug. 31, 2020.
This allows the GRVAC to ride with a minimum of one EMT and one First Responder (Driver). They both must be 18 years of age.
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3/16/20 - CDC COVID-19 Guidance for Discontinuation of Home Isolation for Persons with COVID-19 (Interim Guidance).
Who this is for: Healthcare providers and public health officials managing patients with coronavirus disease (COVID-19) under in-home isolation. What this is for: To help prevent the spread of COVID-19 in the community. How to use: Reference to guide healthcare staff and public health officials before discontinuing in-home Isolation.
New guidance is added for a strategy to discontinue home isolation without testing.
https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/hcp/disposition-in-home-patients.html
Who this is for: Healthcare providers and public health officials managing patients with coronavirus disease (COVID-19) under in-home isolation. What this is for: To help prevent the spread of COVID-19 in the community. How to use: Reference to guide healthcare staff and public health officials before discontinuing in-home Isolation.
New guidance is added for a strategy to discontinue home isolation without testing.
- Updated guidance for a test-based strategy: The recommendation to collect both NP and OP swabs at each sampling has been changed so that only one swab is necessary, preferably NP, at each sampling.
https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/hcp/disposition-in-home-patients.html
| dc_isolation__guidance_3_15_20.108126.pdf |
| faqs_for_close_contacts_and_people_being_tested_3_15_20.108128.pdf |
| sample_discharge_instructions__3_15_20_final.108127.pdf |
Monitoring and Movement Guidance for Managing Returning Travelers and/or
Contacts of Confirmed Cases of Novel Coronavirus (COVID‐19) Updated 3/10/2020
Contacts of Confirmed Cases of Novel Coronavirus (COVID‐19) Updated 3/10/2020
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State Of New Jersey Emergency Medical Dispatch Guidecards
| emd_guidecards_alert_2020__1_.pdf |
COVID‐19 Exposure Risk Categories and Management Associated with International Travel or
Contacts of Laboratory‐Confirmed Cases
Contacts of Laboratory‐Confirmed Cases
| exposure_categories_for_2019_novel_coronavirus_mar_10_2020.108113.pdf |
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