The isolation of highly infection disease: Behind the scenes at the BCU

The Johns Hopkins Biocontainment Unit (BCU) presents a 360 degree simulation of unit operations during activation for care of patients infected with special pathogens. This video will provide a preview of personal protective equipment (PPE) donning and doffing procedures, patient transport and admission featuring our Lifeline Special Operations Response Team, and autoclave waste management operations that take place within the BCU space.
Led by Lisa Maragakis (SOM ’98, BSPH ’07) and Brian Garibaldi (SOM ’03, BSPH ’18), the BCU is staffed by self-selected health care workers who train extensively to maintain the BCU’s high-level isolation precautions, including intensive infection control measures like robust personal protective equipment donning and doffing procedures. The BCU is a state-of-the-art facility designed to care for patients affected by high-consequence infectious diseases, viral hemorrhagic fevers, and other emerging special pathogens. The unit is a multidisciplinary collaboration of experts from across the Johns Hopkins Health System and around the world.
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