Winnipeg, MB - Winnipeg Fire Paramedic Service (WFPS) officials today provided the public with an update on the Department’s screening of 911 emergency medical calls related to the Ebola Virus Disease.
Risk related to Ebola Virus Disease in Winnipeg remains extremely low.
Since implementation of the screening process on October 10, 2014, at 5:00 p.m.:
Total number of 911 calls received by WFPS | 10,406* |
Total number of calls meeting the requirement for enhanced screening via phone | 3,474* |
Total number of calls that met consideration for Ebola Virus Disease precautions and required further investigation by an EMS medical supervisor | 8* |
Total number of calls where paramedics were required to transport a suspected case of Ebola Virus Disease to a health-care facility | 0* |
*Information current as of Friday, December 5, 2014 at 7:30 a.m.
The WFPS would also like to encourage citizens to get their annual flu vaccine.
Preparations for Ebola Virus Disease are consistent with requirements for other infectious diseases, including more common influenzas and gastrointestinal illnesses. The legacy of the WFPS’s current planning activities will be greater responder and citizen protection from all infectious diseases in the future.
For information on Ebola Virus Disease, please visit Government of Manitoba - Public Health.