North Carolina SARS Response Plan

SARS - General Information
SARS Info for NC Health Care Providers
SARS Isolation and Quarantine Orders (for Local Health Departments)
SARS in North Carolina in 2003

The North Carolina SARS Response Plan covers surveillance for the disease, preparedness in health care facilities, containing the disease, managing international travel risk, laboratory diagnosis, infection control, and communication. The Division of Public Health will continue to update the document as necessary to incorporate additional comments and to reflect increased understanding of SARS-CoV transmission dynamics and the availability of improved prevention tools.

Sections of the North Carolina SARS Response Plan
Title	PDF
Cover Letter from the Chair of the SARS Executive Committee	View (28kb)
Title Page and Contents	View (114kb)
Glossary	View (18kb)
Supplement A: Command and Control	View (79kb)
Supplement B: SARS Surveillance	View (104kb)
Supplement C: Preparedness in Healthcare Facilities	View (265kb)
Supplement D: Community Containment Measures, Including Non-Hospital Isolation and Quarantine	View (124kb)
Supplement E: Prevention of International Travel-Related Risk	View (68kb)
Supplement F: Laboratory Diagnosis	View (157kb)
Supplement G: Communication	View (141kb)
Appendices
List of Appendices	View (15kb)
Appendix A
A-1: Appendix 7 to Annex B NC Emergency Operations Plan	View (121kb)
A-2: SARS Matrix for NC Public Health Preparedness and Response	View (49kb)
A-3: Epidemiology Section Information Management Matrix	View (135kb)
Appendix B
B-1: Contact Tracing Line List	View (31kb)
Appendix C
C-1: Special Airborne/Contact Precautions	View (93kb)
C-2: Visitor Sign	View (56kb)
C-3: Risk Factor Screening Tool	View (56kb)
C-4: Monitoring Tool for Exposed Staff and Patients	View (51kb)
C-5: MMWR CDC Case Definitions 12/12/03	View (240kb)
C-6: Algorithm for Hospitalized Patients with Pneumonia	View (44kb)
C-7: Algorithm for Management of Fever or Respiratory Symptoms	View (40kb)
C-8: Personal Protective Equipment	View (49kb)
C-9: Patient Room Entry/Exit	View (21kb)
C-10: Respiratory Arrest/Code Blue Protocol	View (20kb)
C-11: Transportation Checklist for Hospitalized Patients	View (75kb)
C-12: Hospital Emergency Incident Command System Organizational Chart	View (24kb)
Appendix D
D-1: 10-Day Isolation Order Template	View (31kb)
D-2: 72-Hour Isolation Order Template	View (32kb)
D-3: Quarantine Order Template	View (27kb)
Appendix F
F-1: NC SLPH Virology Form DHHS 3431	View (106kb)
F-2: CDC Consent Form for SARS RT-PCR Testing	View (327kb)
F-3: NC SLPH Serology Form DHHS 3445	View (109kb)
F-4: CDC Consent Form for SARS Serology Testing	View (322kb)
Appendix G
G-1: DHHS PAO Crisis Communication Plan	View (45kb)

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