US troops to fight Ebola Virus.

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irish1958 said:
I haven't had much to add. Unfortunately much of what I feared has and is happening, and it will only get much worse.
Malinda and Bill Gates have pledged 5 BILLION dollars to help stem the epidemic. That is a start ( and about twenty times what the USA government has pledged, although the deployment of troups might bring that up to just ten times what the government has pledged)
The original ER doctor in Dallas was grossly incompetent.
The medical community had better get their heads out of their collective asses.
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My father recently dealt with heart failure and a number of other issues... only by God's grace did he escape our local hospital with his life... The doctors never communicated with each other, days into the ordeal the cardiologist was just finding out about my father's allergies and past medical history, both had an impact on his plan of action... his general had no clue what was going on with his test results, the nurses basically ran the entire show... I mean is was really, really bad.

I seriously doubt our nation's ability to handle a wide spread medical disaster. The UCLA medical center's of the world will do just fine... the local hospitals in wherever USA will be disasters. Just mho.
 
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I seriously doubt our nation's ability to handle a wide spread medical disaster. The UCLA medical center's of the world will do just fine... the local hospitals in wherever USA will be disasters. Just mho.
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When you consider the team of doctors and nurses that were trying to manage the two patients at Emory in Atlanta. I doubt we have the resources or personnel to deal with even hundreds of cases in any given state.
 
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When you consider the team of doctors and nurses that were trying to manage the two patients at Emory in Atlanta. I doubt we have the resources or personnel to deal with even hundreds of cases in any given state.
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It'll clog up our healthcare arteries.

In fact, it'd almost be better to get the illness early.

Then have immunity later.

Because later, it may be impossible to receive care.
 
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Theoretically, even if those that the guy came in contact with might have contracted it, none of them are being reported to show symptoms yet, meaning that they aren't contagious... as long as the professionals are handling things correctly, it *should* be stopped at this point.

Continue to monitor those that were in contact, don't let them into the public until the incubation period has passed.

The biggest threat is ignorant citizens ignoring symptoms, and ignorant health care professionals not being thorough. For example, the ignorant nurse WHO SENT THE GUY HOME and the ignorant patient who KNOWINGLY TRAVELED INTO THE EPIDEMIC, AND DECIDED TO EXPOSE HIMSELF TO OTHERS ANYWAY, INCLUDING VOMITING IN A PUBLIC AREA.

I would like to think that if I were in his situation, I would have isolated myself and made the professionals come get me.
 
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ACamp1900 said:
My father recently dealt with heart failure and a number of other issues... only by God's grace did he escape our local hospital with his life... The doctors never communicated with each other, days into the ordeal the cardiologist was just finding out about my father's allergies and past medical history, both had an impact on his plan of action... his general had no clue what was going on with his test results, the nurses basically ran the entire show... I mean is was really, really bad.

I seriously doubt our nation's ability to handle a wide spread medical disaster. The UCLA medical center's of the world will do just fine... the local hospitals in wherever USA will be disasters. Just mho.
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i hear you brother...been dealing with major medical issues it seems for the last 15 years: parents, parents-in-law; my children. sometimes it seems i spend more time in hospitals, nursing homes, chemo centers dealing with "who does what" and "why cant you just do it now" type things. the stress can be unbearable.
there is no coordination of care in our health system unless you go to a clevelannd clinic or a mayo clinic. they were basically started and run based on "coordination of care". the rest of the US good luck if your primary Dr doesnt have "visitation rights" at hosptial where your loved one is, or if you had bad nurses (thank god for the good nurses!! feels like they know more than some doctors!!)
 
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IrishLion10 said:
Theoretically, even if those that the guy came in contact with might have contracted it, none of them are being reported to show symptoms yet, meaning that they aren't contagious... as long as the professionals are handling things correctly, it *should* be stopped at this point.

Continue to monitor those that were in contact, don't let them into the public until the incubation period has passed.

The biggest threat is ignorant citizens ignoring symptoms, and ignorant health care professionals not being thorough. For example, the ignorant nurse WHO SENT THE GUY HOME and the ignorant patient who KNOWINGLY TRAVELED INTO THE EPIDEMIC, AND DECIDED TO EXPOSE HIMSELF TO OTHERS ANYWAY, INCLUDING VOMITING IN A PUBLIC AREA.

I would like to think that if I were in his situation, I would have isolated myself and made the professionals come get me.
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The nurse wasn't ignorant and wasn't the one who sent the patient home. She did her job and did it well. The responsible person was the emergency room doctor, not the triage nurse.
The hospital statement was a typical cover your ass public relation maneuver, suggesting blame on a low and powerless employee and not accepting responsibility for the monumental screwup.
In addition, you cannot blame the patient. He presented to the hospital, informed them that he had traveled recently fron the epidemic area of West Africa where Ebola was raging was ?examined by the ER doctor who? reviewed the chart with the nurse's note about the possible Ebola exposure and make a diagnosis of non-specific viral disease and ??????? prescribed ??? an antibiotic?????? for the undiagnosed viral disease, reassured the patient that there was no problem out of control and sent him home. I am sure the patient felt a sense of relief and was very happy to be sent home.
Place blame where blame is due.
 
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We disagree on an individual's level of responsibility after having traveled into an epidemic.
 
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There seems to be this big concern over how to dispose of the body... Is there some issue with burning it? Surely the virus can't survive cremation...
 
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I thought i had Ebola this morning.................then i remembered i went to taco Tuesday at Jay's Lounge and had a few too many ta...........
 
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I thought i had Ebola this morning.................then i remembered i went to taco Tuesday at Jay's Lounge and had a few too many ta...........
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Should avoid Taco Tuesdays like the plague! Next time, wait for waffle Wednesdays.
 
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This surely is just another media conspiracy.. Good to know
 
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Every medical professional I've read, much to the chagrin of alarmist media outlets, has basically said Americans and people in the first world shouldn't be worried about an Ebola epidemic.
 
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Buster Bluth said:
Every medical professional I've read, much to the chagrin of alarmist media outlets, has basically said Americans and people in the first world shouldn't be worried about an Ebola epidemic.
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There you go, ruining things for the pharmaceutical companies and the bottom dollar. Way to be a team player.
 
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Worker: Woman in ER 8 hours after positive Ebola test - CNN.com

STORY HIGHLIGHTS
A nurse's assistant got infected while caring for an Ebola patient in Madrid

Spokeswoman: This woman sought treatment twice, got sent home both times

She was admitted to hospital a third time; waited hours for transfer, worker says

5 are with her in a hospital; dozens of others are being monitored for Ebola

Dog put down.
 
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Buster Bluth said:
Every medical professional I've read, much to the chagrin of alarmist media outlets, has basically said Americans and people in the first world shouldn't be worried about an Ebola epidemic.
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I take it you never saw this thread either...
 
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BGIF said:
Worker: Woman in ER 8 hours after positive Ebola test - CNN.com

STORY HIGHLIGHTS
A nurse's assistant got infected while caring for an Ebola patient in Madrid

Spokeswoman: This woman sought treatment twice, got sent home both times

She was admitted to hospital a third time; waited hours for transfer, worker says

5 are with her in a hospital; dozens of others are being monitored for Ebola

Dog put down.
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