ASSESSMENT & MANAGEMENT OF ASYMPTOMATIC, POTENTIALLY EXPOSED PERSONNEL
DoD personnel should be trained and equipped to managed potentially exposed personnel, in order to preserve life, critical missions and protect the population. This section is designed for a prolonged care environment associated with a large scale bioincident and limited PEP MCM supplies. This flowchart is not scenario or biothreat specific but is intended to provide a simple framework that could be used to create unit specific SOPs to prioritize receipt of PEP based on clinical judgement.
Variations in practice will inevitably and appropriately occur when clinicians consider the needs of individual patients, available resources, and limitations unique to an institution or type of practice. Every healthcare professional making use of this flowchart is responsible for evaluating the appropriateness of applying it in the setting of any clinical situation. This flowchart does not supersede any DoD policy.