Official Ebola update thread
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http://www.wtop.com/120/3723161/Hospitals-near-Dulles-prepared-for-Ebola
WASHINGTON -- As the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention enhances Ebola screenings at Dulles International Airport, nearby hospitals are preparing to receive patients who have Ebola-like symptoms. Loring Flint, chief medical officer of Inova Health System, says he is "absolutely confident" that the facility is prepared to treat any patient who may have the Ebola virus. Inova Fairfax Hospital, about 20 miles from the airport, will open a separate Ebola unit next week with room to isolate eight to 12 people. Reston Hospital Center, about 6 miles from the airport, is following CDC guidelines by providing protective gowns and goggles for health care workers. The hospital also is instructing staff to use respirator masks, the protocol suggested by the World Health Organization for airborne illnesses, such as tuberculosis. Questions have been raised about which hospitals are best equipped to handle Ebola cases. On Wednesday, the second Texas health care worker to test positive for Ebola was flown to Emory University Hospital, in Atlanta, for treatment. Emory and the National Institutes of Health in Bethesda, Maryland, are two of only four hospital centers in the U.S. that have biocontainment units. David Trump, chief deputy commissioner of the Virginia Department of Health, says he believes every hospital needs to be prepared to evaluate these patients, but there needs to be a statewide and region-wide discussion about which hospital centers have the expertise, staffing |
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Anonymous
Ha-ha, we know how that goes... |
Anonymous
| the infected nurse from Texas is being transferred to Maryland - NIH. |
Anonymous
And the other was transported to Emory in Atlanta. |
Anonymous
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 If everyone else, and especially the Ebola patient, are in sealed hazmat suits, how the heck would clipboard guy catch Ebola? Brain waves?
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Anonymous
Oh hi, Tyler Durden. Plugging your site, eh? |
Anonymous
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Letter from Yale President, forwarded from an employee:
To the Yale Community, As you may have learned from reports in the media, one of the doctoral students who returned recently from a research mission to Liberia was hospitalized in isolation on Wednesday night after developing a low-grade fever. There is no indication at this time that the student has contracted the Ebola virus (EVD). The hospitalization decision was made out of an abundance of caution, on the recommendation of the student’s doctors, local and state health officials, and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). The student is being monitored, and Yale-New Haven Hospital is working with the CDC and the State Department of Public Health to have the student tested for EVD, but the results will not be available immediately. I understand that this situation may be worrying to some of you, to your families and friends, and to members of the Yale and New Haven communities. The health and safety of our interconnected communities is always our highest priority. The doctoral students who visited Liberia are knowledgeable about public health. They have reported that they were not in contact with Ebola patients or caregivers in Liberia, that they carefully followed recommended travel and hygiene precautions during their stay in the country and that they have continued to do so since their return. In addition, I know our colleagues at Yale-New Haven Hospital are well prepared to address this situation, however it develops, with compassion and skill. I encourage you to find out all you can about Ebola, its transmission, and its treatment and cure. In-depth information is available at a special web page that has been compiled on the YaleNews site and at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s website. Before closing, I feel that I should directly address the question of why our Public Health students – or why anyone affiliated with Yale – would even consider traveling to these dangerous parts of the world. As an academic institution with a research and teaching mission and a long tradition of service, it is important for our clinicians and investigators to be able to go where they can put their training and expertise to the highest, best use. Some members of our community with special expertise may be called on to engage directly in order to advance knowledge and understanding, to treat the sick, or to tend to those who are displaced or suffering. If they do, I hope we will all offer gratitude and support, just as we do now for our hospitalized student. We will keep you posted as we learn more over the next few days. Sincerely, Peter Salovey President and Chris Argyris Professor of Psychology |
Anonymous
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Nurse with Ebola coming here:
http://www.bethesdanow.com/2014/10/16/nurse-infected-with-ebola-to-transfer-to-nih-in-bethesda/ |
Anonymous
That's old news now. Been posted here multiple times! |
Anonymous
Jesus. |
Anonymous
Reston's reputation sucks. And Ffx is overcrowded |
Anonymous
Yet it won't spread. CDC is full of shit |
Anonymous
| FDNY forbids use of the "E" word over radios: http://nypost.com/2014/10/16/dont-say-ebola-on-the-radio-fdny-to-911-dispatchers/ |