Acute Communicable
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Acute Communicable Disease Control
Scabies Toolkit: Healthcare Settings

The toolkit was developed by the LAC DPH Scabies Task Force in response to the increased number of scabies outbreaks that occurred within acute and long-term care facilities in Los Angeles County. The information provided is based on the Scabies Prevention and Control Guidelines Acute and Long-Term Care Facilities which was updated July 2019.

The toolkit contains the following materials to assist health care facilities in managing scabies outbreaks and educating health care workers on identification, transmission, signs and symptoms, and treatment of scabies.

Scabies Guidelines: Scabies Prevention and Control Guidelines in Healthcare Settings


Scabies Guidelines: Scabies Prevention and Control Guidelines in Healthcare Settings
PDF
Appendices
(all appendices are contained within the Scabies Guideline PDF)
  • APPENDIX A: Stop The Spread of Scabies: Action Steps
  • APPENDIX B: Scabies Outbreak Management Checklist
  • APPENDIX C: Scabies Skin Scraping Procedure
  • APPENDIX D: Scabies Treatment and Prophylaxis
  • APPENDIX E: Scabies Treatment Options
  • APPENDIX F: Scabies Treatment or Prophylaxis
    with
    Permethrin (Elimite)
  • APPENDIX G: Scabies Fact Sheet
  • APPENDIX H: HCW Scabies Fact Sheet
  • APPENDIX I: Contact Precautions and Environmental Control
    for Patients with Scabies
  • APPENDIX J: Scabies Case/Contact Line list Form: Patients
  • APPENDIX K: Scabies Case/Contact Line list Form: Healthcare Worker
  • APPENDIX L: Sample Letter to Discharged Patients
  • APPENDIX M: Sample Letter to Physicians of Discharged Patients

Materials are available for download below. If you have any questions about the Toolkit, please contact Talar Kamali, RN, BSN at tkamali@ph.lacounty.gov or (213) 240-7941.

Title Description
Scabies guidelines: Scabies Prevention and Control Guidelines in Healthcare Settings, July 2019
PDF
A comprehensive, evidenced-based guideline that thoroughly describes procedures for managing scabies outbreaks in acute and long-term care facilities.
APPENDIX A: Stop The Spread of Scabies: Action Steps PDF
Control measures to prevent further scabies transmission or to patient, visitors and staff after an outbreak is identified.
APPENDIX B: Scabies Outbreak Management Checklist  PDF  Word The checklist offers a list of tasks that are essential in managing scabies outbreaks within acute and long-term care facilities.
APPENDIX C: Scabies skin scraping procedure
PDF
This document provides instruction on how to perform a skin scraping.
APPENDIX D: Scabies treatment and prophylaxis procedure PDF This document provides guidance on scabies treatment and prophylaxis for typical and atypical scabies.
APPENDIX E: Scabies Treatment Options
PDF
This table provides scabies treatment options, dose, how to take, duration of treatment and who to treat.
APPENDIX F: Scabies Treatment or Prophylaxis with Permethrin (Elimite) PDF This document provides information on Scabies Treatment or Prophylaxis with Permethrin (Elimite).
APPENDIX G: Scabies Fact Sheet PDF The fact sheet is provided as a quick reference to the most commonly asked questions about scabies.
APPENDIX H: HCW Scabies Fact Sheet PDF The fact sheet is provided as a quick reference for healthcare workers (HCWs) to the most commonly asked questions about scabies.
APPENDIX I: Contact Precautions and Environmental Control for Patients with Scabies PDF This procedure provides guidance on contact precautions and environmental control for typical and atypical scabies outbreaks.
APPENDIX J & K: Scabies Case/Contact Line list Form:
Patients: Excel  PDF
Healthcare Workers: Excel  PDF
The line list provided can be used to organize and track scabies cases in outbreak situations.
APPENDIX L: Sample Letter to Discharged Patients Word  PDF This sample letter can be customized and used to notify discharged patients of the potential for exposure to scabies during their admission to a health care facility.
APPENDIX M: Sample Letter to Physicians of Discharged Patients Word  PDF This sample letter can be customized and used to notify physicians of their discharged patients’ potential for exposure to scabies during their admission to a health care facility.
Scabies Management PowerPoint Presentation
PDF
The presentation was developed as a visual learning instrument to assist administration in acute and long-term care facilities in educating their staff on scabies.
 

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