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APIC25 Conference Presentation: Transfer of Patients with COVID-19 from the Emergency Department to the Behavioral Health Unit

  • 1.  APIC25 Conference Presentation: Transfer of Patients with COVID-19 from the Emergency Department to the Behavioral Health Unit

    Posted 08-25-2025 17:42
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    My poster presentation discusses decompressing the Emergency Department by transferring behavioral health patients who are asymptomatic COVID PCR positive in a timely manner using antigen testing.

    Key Learnings:

    • Screening for behavioral health units/departments is vital to prevent outbreaks in communal settings.
    • COVID antigen testing can be utilized to assess for current or noninfectious COVID PCR positive lab results.
    • COVID PCR patients can be effectively screened and transferred to communal settings without adverse effects.


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    Lorna Middleton, RN, MSN, CIC
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