When can defensive and/or necessary patient care be delayed due to concerns about bed bugs?
“At no time”
Avoid _____, ______ or _____ in a bed bug infected residence.
Unnecessary touching, sitting or brushing against objects.
When caring for PT in bed bug infested home, where should you place equipment and kits?
Hard surfaces. Not on beds or couches if possible.
When transporting bed bug PT, who should be notified and when?
Notify hospital prior to arrival at the hospital.
The _____ shall be notified of any bed bug infestation at a multi-family or hotel/motel property.
EMS Battalion Chief
All members who have entered a location that has bed bugs, members will _____ prior to getting in the MICU or fire apparatus.
Put on Polypropylene suit
Commercial aerosol spray cans designed to exterminate bed bugs will be available on _____ and may be used to eliminate bed bugs as they are observed.
All IFD equipment
In a location with bed bugs, if more members are required to assist, _____ will don a Polypropylene suit.
Each additional member
If a “bed bug” PT is needing transport, _____.
Place a Polypropylene suit on the PT prior to placing them in the MICU or on the stretcher.
If it is not possible to place a Polypropylene suit on a “bed bug” PT prior to putting them in the MICU then _____.
Place a yellow disposable blanket, or plastic Visqueen, on the stretcher prior to placing the PT on the stretcher, wrapping the blanket around the PT. More than one blanket may be required.
What happens to fire apparatus after a bed bug call?
They are placed out of service until they are able to return to their assigned quarters and Decon.
Upon returning to assigned quarters after a bed bug call, all members will remove their uniforms _____. IFD members will _____ during their uniform removal.
In the apparatus room place their uniforms in the clothes dryer.
Members will maintain the privacy of each member
During uniform removal after a bed bug exposure, uniforms will be dried on _____ for a minimum of _____.
High heat for a minimum of 30 minutes. Boots are the same.
MICU and Fire equipment should not need Decon from “bed bugs” PT if _____.
Members have properly sealed themselves and the PT in a Polypropylene suit.
When members are informed prior to returning to their assigned quarters that bed bugs were present at the responding location, MICU personnel will notify _____ of the situation.
Their SDO
When members are informed prior to returning to their assigned quarters that bed bugs were present at the responding location, a SDO will _____.
Locate an extra MICU and have it taken back to the station of the contaminated MICU.
When members are informed prior to returning to their assigned quarters that bed bugs were present at the responding location, MICU personnel will _____.
Go out of service and return to their assigned quarters and Decon themselves.
When members are informed prior to returning to their assigned quarters that bed bugs were present at the responding location, on medic will _____ and the other medic will _____.
Don Polypropylene suit, drive the MICU to the shop for Decon and the other medic will follow in the reserve MICU.
When members are informed prior to returning to their assigned quarters that bed bugs were present at the responding location, at the shop the medic will _____.
Place a sign in the window stating “MICU awaiting Decon for bed bugs/Out of Service”.
When members are informed prior to returning to their assigned quarters that bed bugs were present at the responding location, after dropping off the contaminated MICU at the shop, the medic will _____ with his Polypropylene suit.
Place in a plastic bag and seal it for disposal in a dumpster.
When members are informed prior to returning to their assigned quarters that bed bugs were present at the responding location, the SDO will _____ to arrange for the MICU to have Decon performed by a licensed exterminator.
Call the Assistant Chief of Operation or EMS Battalion Chief
When members are informed prior to returning to their assigned quarters that bed bugs were present at the responding location, the SDO will send a follow up email to _____, _____, _____ and _____ advising everyone of the incident.
SDO email list
Appropriate field Battalion Chief
EMS Battalion Chief (504)
Assistant Chief of Operations
When members are informed prior to returning to their assigned quarters that bed bugs were present at the responding location, once Decon has been completed on the MICU, Assistant Chief of Operations or EMS Battalion Chief (504) will notify _____ and _____ to place the MICU back into service.
Battalion Chief and SDO
When members are informed prior to returning to their assigned quarters that bed bugs were present at the responding location, once Decon has been completed on the MICU, _____ or _____ will notify the Battalion Chief and SDO to place the MICU back into service.
Assistant Chief of Operations
EMS Battalion Chief (504)
