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Coronavirus (COVID-19) early aero-medical evacuation of COVID-19 cases and contacts from remote communities
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Publication type:
Guideline
Audience:
Health sector
Language:
English
Description:
This guidance document includes:
- options for public health management of cases of COVID-19 in a remote Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities
- aero-medical evacuations for public health reasons versus evacuation for clinical reasons
- return of patients to community
- coordination and triage of evacuations
- rationale and mode of evacuation of cases
- infection prevention and control principles in evacuating cases and contacts
- other considerations
Read it together with Coronavirus (COVID-19) information for aeromedical retrieval of patients.