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[foundinlv]

On 10/15/2014 sidsmom said:

On 10/15/2014 ILikeShade said:

On 10/15/2014 sidsmom said:

But it's not the hospital's fault that the nurse exposed herself to others. She's responsible for herself. God willing she comes out of this OK...but she should still be prosecuted legally for this.

She works for the hospital and represents the hospital.

I have a feeling the plane ticket was in her name, yes?

I'm sorry sid....I misunderstood this current issue. I do think you're correct.

[foundinlv]

On 10/15/2014 terrier3 said:

On 10/15/2014 wildcherry said:

OK so now that all this has transpired, and one nurse took off to another state, every healthcare work who is self monitoring should now be grabbed and put into isolation. I am getting tired of hearing after the fact what should have been done. Communication, communication, communication is what is paramount now because Dallas is only the beginning. CDC needs to stop dragging their feet and get serious now.

Also, this country should no longer allow flights from that part of Africa. When 9/ll occurred ALL FLIGHTS were grounded. I guess this just isn't serious enough.

The CDC doesn't regulate hospitals. States regulate hospitals.

The point is, that hospital was not a biocontainment hospital and Freiden has since acknowledged that he messed up and should have had someone there to oversee infection control.

edited:typo

[scotttie]

wildcherry, I haven't read all responses so please forgive if this is a repeat.

If the CDC would have been prepared like we were promised this would have never happened. They should have had rapid response teams ready from the get go.

And no, I didn't get this from Fox News or Rush.

[scotttie]

On 10/15/2014 ILikeShade said:

On 10/15/2014 terrier3 said:

On 10/15/2014 wildcherry said:

OK so now that all this has transpired, and one nurse took off to another state, every healthcare work who is self monitoring should now be grabbed and put into isolation. I am getting tired of hearing after the fact what should have been done. Communication, communication, communication is what is paramount now because Dallas is only the beginning. CDC needs to stop dragging their feet and get serious now.

Also, this country should no longer allow flights from that part of Africa. When 9/ll occurred ALL FLIGHTS were grounded. I guess this just isn't serious enough.

The CDC doesn't regulate hospitals. States regulate hospitals.

The point is, that hospital was not a biocontainment hospital and Freiden has since acknowledged that he messed up and should have had someone there to oversee infection control.

edited:typo

I said that time and again this morning, Found. Nobody cares. They just want to keep spin spin spinning.

[Lila Belle]

On 10/15/2014 GrettaGarbled said:

Good grief. The hospital bungled it from the minute Duncan walked in the door. The fact that this newest infected nurse got on a plane just shows how cavalier her attitude was toward ebola protocol at that hospital. Usually the attitude is set from the top.

Yep.

Why in the world did the patient come into contact with 75 or people ?

[Marp2]

The CDC can put out the information but it is up to each facility to put the recommendations in place and enforce compliance. The CDC has no enforcement authority for this. It is the old story of you can lead a horse to water but you can't make it drink.

On July 28th the Health Alert Network made THIS CDC Advisory available: http://emergency.cdc.gov/han/han00363.asp

"This message was distributed to state and local health officers, state and local epidemiologists, state and local laboratory directors, public information officers, HAN coordinators, and clinician organizations."

The advisory contained a link to: Interim Guidance on EVD for healthcare workers can be found at: http://www.cdc.gov/vhf/abroad/healthcare-workers.html

Excerpt from a Sep 29th report:

Dr. Edward Goodman, with the Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital, says they have had a plan in place for some time in case a patient started showing Ebola symptoms, saying they were well-prepared for this type of incident.

On Monday, Texas Health Resources released the following statement on the patient:

“Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital Dallas has admitted a patient into strict isolation to be evaluated for potential Ebola Virus Disease (EVD) based on the patient’s symptoms and recent travel history. The hospital is following all Centers for Disease Control and Texas Department of Heath recommendations to ensure the safety of patients, hospital staff, volunteers, physicians and visitors. The CDC anticipates preliminary results tomorrow.”

http://kfor.com/2014/09/29/patient-in-dallas-hospital-showing-signs-of-ebola/