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  1. Just curious...how many??

    indigo girl replied to fmoore723's topic in Disaster Preparation

    Sorry, fmoore, I should have been more clear. I did not personally lose anyone but I did know very well, a patient that died 2 weeks ago. She was a frequent flyer on our psych unit, but her last...

  2. ECMO - Will We Have Sufficient Capacity for the Fall/Winter Flu Season?

    indigo girl replied to indigo girl's topic in Disaster Preparation

    Kudos to all of you, janfrn! I think that you are right, it will be a very interesting winter...I suspect that your advanced training and skills will be put to good

  3. Just curious...how many??

    indigo girl replied to fmoore723's topic in Disaster Preparation

    http://www.recombinomics.com/news/10100901/h1n1_infection_titer.html is he correct? we don't know, but it is interesting although not verifiable, at least not yet... i am very curious to know if this...

  4. Just curious...how many??

    indigo girl replied to fmoore723's topic in Disaster Preparation

    I know several, and one has died. There is no accurate count of just how many people have actually had the disease as most are no longer tested. Testing is usually reserved for severe cases that...

  5. ECMO - Will We Have Sufficient Capacity for the Fall/Winter Flu Season?

    indigo girl replied to indigo girl's topic in Disaster Preparation

    Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation for 2009 Influenza A(H1N1) Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome The entire free access JAMA study available here:...

  6. H1N1 Critical Illness Mostly Affects Young Patients and Is Often Fatal

    indigo girl replied to HonestRN's topic in Disaster Preparation

    Here are links to three studies in JAMA, two of them referred to in HonestRN's post above. These are open access articles that you can read for free. Critically Ill Patients With 2009 Influenza...

  7. Without High Tech Care, H1N1 Death Toll Could Soar, Experts Say

    indigo girl replied to indigo girl's topic in Disaster Preparation

    Preparing for the Sickest Patients with 2009 Influenza A (H1N1) http://jama.ama-assn.org/cgi/content/full/2009.1539 (hat tip Avian Flu

  8. A Link To Some Facts on the H1N1 Vaccine Controversy

    indigo girl replied to Scrub Monkey's topic in Disaster Preparation

    Right, it was purchased for the national stockpile, and only for emergency use. This was a smart decision. We are not in an emergency situation at this time. It looks like there will be enough vaccine...

  9. Deaths of Students, School Nurses and Teachers Once the Schools Re-opened

    indigo girl replied to indigo girl's topic in Disaster Preparation

    Breckenridge, Colorado http://cbs4denver.com/health/swine.flu.death.2.1241614.html (hat tip

  10. Deaths of Students, School Nurses and Teachers Once the Schools Re-opened

    indigo girl replied to indigo girl's topic in Disaster Preparation

    Albemarle County, Virginia http://www2.dailyprogress.com/cdp/news/local/article/local_boy_9_dies_in_wake_of_flu_outbreak/47211/ (hat tip

  11. Deaths of Students, School Nurses and Teachers Once the Schools Re-opened

    indigo girl replied to indigo girl's topic in Disaster Preparation

    Murfreesboro, Tennessee http://www.tennessean.com/article/D4/20091011/NEWS01/91011009/Death+of+student++devastates++Providence+Christian+Academy (hat tip

  12. Pediatric H1N1 Deaths Already Rival Seasonal Flu

    indigo girl posted a topic in Disaster Preparation

    http://www.cidrap.umn.edu/cidrap/content/influenza/swineflu/news/oct0909cdc.html We are in the 2d wave which has not peaked yet. (hat tip Avian Flu

  13. A Link To Some Facts on the H1N1 Vaccine Controversy

    indigo girl replied to Scrub Monkey's topic in Disaster Preparation

    What makes you believe that this in the swine flu vaccine? Can you give us some links as to where you got this amazing information? How could they when the vaccine was only realeased this past...

  14. Pediatric H1N1 Deaths Already Rival Seasonal Flu

    indigo girl replied to indigo girl's topic in Disaster Preparation

    The fact is that we know the pediatric deaths have increased, and why.

  15. Vaccination Discussion: Free-for-all....

    indigo girl replied to Laidback Al's topic in Disaster Preparation

    Al, you want to spoil their fun by having a rational discussion where they might have to prove what they are saying is true? It's much easier to give an opinion about the new vaccine but not let...

  16. Pediatric H1N1 Deaths Already Rival Seasonal Flu

    indigo girl replied to indigo girl's topic in Disaster Preparation

    Hospitalized patients with flu s/s are always tested. Those deaths are all confirmed peds

  17. Evidence of swine flu risk to pregnant women rises

    indigo girl replied to indigo girl's topic in Disaster Preparation

    Cuba

  18. Deaths of Students, School Nurses and Teachers Once the Schools Re-opened

    indigo girl replied to indigo girl's topic in Disaster Preparation

    Columbus, Ohio http://www.10tv.com/live/content/onnnews/stories/2009/10/09/story_h1n1_death.html?sid=102 (hat tip

  19. Deaths of Students, School Nurses and Teachers Once the Schools Re-opened

    indigo girl replied to indigo girl's topic in Disaster Preparation

    Austin, Texas http://www.myfoxaustin.com/dpp/health/100909_Central_TX_Girl_5_Dies_of_Flu http://www.statesman.com/news/content/news/stories/local/2009/10/10/1010fludeath.html (hat tip...

  20. Why I'm Not an Anti-Vaxer

    indigo girl replied to indigo girl's topic in Disaster Preparation

    Don't like to be labeled? Neither do I. Personally, I have no problem if someone wants to refuse the vaccine. I do have a problem with statements not backed up by credible sources. If you believe that...

  21. A Bad Mommy Post About Swine Flu Vaccine

    indigo girl posted a topic in Disaster Preparation

    The Editors of Effect Measure are senior public health scientists and practitioners. Paul Revere was a member of the first local Board of Health in the United States (Boston, 1799). The Editors sign...

  22. Deaths of Students, School Nurses and Teachers Once the Schools Re-opened

    indigo girl replied to indigo girl's topic in Disaster Preparation

    Schools opened in the southern states in mid to late August, and then the kids started to get sick with subsequent school closings noted. Closings have been occurring for weeks now. Perhaps we should...

  23. Deaths of Students, School Nurses and Teachers Once the Schools Re-opened

    indigo girl replied to indigo girl's topic in Disaster Preparation

    Naperville, Illinois http://dailyherald.com/story/?id=327522 (hat tip

  24. Critical Services -Winter 2009 -Pandemic in Australia/New Zealand

    indigo girl posted a topic in Disaster Preparation

    Abstract (hat tip flutrackers/mcphilbrick) Full text here:

  25. Would You Accept Swine Flu Vaccine?

    indigo girl replied to pagandeva2000's topic in Disaster Preparation

    There is a big difference between saying that they could approve adjuvants, and saying that they are actually doing so. They are speaking of possible future use, not present use. It is certainly no...