Quarantine/Isolation
These conditions must be met for someone to be considered a "close contact"
What is being within 6 feet of a case for 15 minutes or more?
Of the three types of COVID19 tests, case investigators do not need to follow up with these
What is antibody?
You must make this many attempts before closing out a case
What is make 2 phone calls and send an email if email address is available?
If you call a case and find that their number has been disconnected, this person should be your next point of contact.
Who is Pod Leader?
You should direct cases with questions about the vaccine to these resources.
What are the DPH Vaccine Hotline, Website?
A case who is not immunocompromised must meet these conditions to end isolation
What is at least 10 days have passed since symptoms first appeared, case has been fever-free for 24 hours without fever-reducing medicine, and symptoms are improving?
RNA, NAA, PCR are indicators of this type of test
What is a molecular test?
A case who does not answer after appropriate number of attempts must be closed out in this way
What is marking "lost to follow up," marking interview responses "unknown"
You call a case and discover that they worked during their infectious period. You should notify this person next.
Who is Kristy Spivey?
A case who responds with, "I'm not speaking with you" after you contact him and inform him of the purpose of the call should have this "Reason interview not completed" marked on the PUI form.
What is "refused?"
These individuals are not required to quarantine if exposed to a positive case.
Who is someone who has tested positive in the last 90 days and those who are fully vaccinated and not an inpatient/resident of a LTCF?
The ELR will create a Patient Communication Note stating, "Positive COVID-19 Test Added to Record" for this type of test
What is molecular?
Your second phone call attempt should occur this many hours after the case was initially assigned.
What is 48 hours?
You receive a school report form and find that it doesn't include a date of last exposure for the close contacts. You should include this information when you submit your _____.
What is School Survey Report?
A symptomatic case's infectious period begins and ends at this time.
What is two days before symptoms begin and ten days after symptoms appear?
You must meet these conditions to end quarantine on day 7
What is have no symptoms and receive a negative test on or after day 5 of quarantine?
A positive antigen test would meet this case definition and this highest laboratory evidence
What is probable, presumptive?
You should take these steps when you call a case and find they've expired
Attempt to interview family if you're comfortable and the family is willing, email Melissa & Pod Leader
You should email this person when you are assigned a case who is a resident in a LTCF or an inmate at a jail.
Who is Sobia Sattar?
You should collect this information for a case who is pregnant.
What is due date, OB name, office name, address and phone number?
Sally is a case who developed symptoms on 3/2/2021. Sally's mother had close contact with Sally throughout her infectious period. Sally's mother's final day of quarantine will be this date.
What is 3/22/2021?
Sofia is the name of this type of test
What is antigen?
This should be your next step if you're assigned a case by PUI number only, pull it up, and find that another CI has already attempted contact.
What is email CovidAdminRome & your pod leader with the case's PUI number and name of CI the case was originally assigned to?
This person needs to be notified in the event of a HIPAA violation.
Who is Melissa Hunter?
You should direct recovered cases who want to donate blood or plasma here
What is the Red Cross or Atlanta Blood Services?