Research: Quarantine Due to Hantavirus at Radboudumc Could Have Been Avoided
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Miscommunication and time pressure at Radboudumc led to twelve hospital employees in Nijmegen having to go into quarantine for weeks this year following the admission of a patient infected with the hantavirus. A special investigation team from the hospital has now concluded that the quarantine could have been avoided, reports Omroep Gelderland. Strict isolation On May 7, the hospital admitted a patient who had contracted the hantavirus while a…
The weeks-long quarantine of twelve Radboudumc employees because they may have been exposed to the hantavirus was avoidable. This is the conclusion of a research team in a report published by the hospital on Friday.
The weeks-long quarantine of twelve Radboudumc employees because they may have been exposed to the hantavirus was avoidable. This is the conclusion of a research team in a report published by the hospital on Friday.
A tube of contaminated blood without a warning note, a urine bag that was disposed of incorrectly, and a poorly read email. Due to these errors, plus a dispute regarding the admission location, staff at the Radboudumc hospital in Nijmegen may have been exposed to the dangerous hantavirus in May. The hospital explained this to De Gelderlander.
Due to miscommunication, twelve Radboudumc employees were potentially exposed to the dangerous hantavirus in May. What went wrong? This is what happened day by day surrounding the Nijmegen ‘hanta crisis’.
The weeks-long quarantine of twelve Radboudumc employees—implemented because they may have been exposed to the hantavirus—was avoidable this spring. That is the conclusion of a research team in a report published by the hospital on Friday.
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