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Colleen Chawla, HCSA Director
Lauri McFadden, EMS Director
Karl Sporer, MD, Medical Director
Main: (510) 618-2050
Fax: (510) 618-2099
ALAMEDA COUNTY HEALTH CARE SERVICES AGENCY
Emergency Medical Services Agency
1000 San Leandro Blvd, Suite 200
San Leandro, CA 94577
January 31, 2020
To: Rosa Ramos, ACRECC; Stewart McGehee, Oakland Fire Department
Re: Dispatch Questioning for Recent Travel in China
From: Karl Sporer, MD
As soon as it is practical, the EMS Agency is directing our dispatching
agencies to query those patients that fall into the following categories (Sick
Patient, Respiratory Distress) about recent travel history. Those without a
recent travel history will be EMD’d as usual. Those who have had recent
travel within 14 days will be queried about specific location and asked a
series of questions about symptoms. These symptoms will include the
presence of fever, chills, difficulty breathing or shortness of breath,
persistent cough or nasal congestion (blocked nose).
The responding crews will be notified of any positive travel screening patient
via detailed information about travel history and symptoms on their mobile
data terminal. In addition, the dispatch center will verbally convey the travel
history.
cc: EMS Section, Jesse Allured, Alameda County Fire Chiefs