Nurses General Nursing
Published Oct 8, 2014
JustBeachyNurse, LPN
13,952 Posts
Posted an hour ago on Medscape.
http://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/832958
Thomas Eric Duncan, the Liberian national who was the first person to be diagnosed with the Ebola virus in the United States, died this morning at Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital Dallas, the hospital announced."Mr. Duncan succumbed to an insidious disease, Ebola," Texas Health said in a statement. "He fought courageously in this battle."
"Mr. Duncan succumbed to an insidious disease, Ebola," Texas Health said in a statement. "He fought courageously in this battle."
roser13, ASN, RN
6,504 Posts
So sad that the delay in treatment might turn out to be a factor in his disease progression.
CarryThatWeight, BSN
290 Posts
You may be right, but how would they prove it?
BlueDevil, DNP
176 Posts
If his outcome is inconsistent with a cohort receiving prompt intervention, it will be assumed.
TheCommuter, BSN, RN
102 Articles; 27,612 Posts
As a side note, the comments section on the Medscape.com article is filled with vicious commentary from multiple physicians. I was saddened to read much of the vitriol.