Laidback Al

Laidback Al

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  1. Will you work during a Pandemic?

    Laidback Al replied to Goju's topic in Disaster Preparation

    I don't think the parents, children, relatives, friends, etc. of the dozens of healthy vibrant adults and children that have died from H1N1 would agree that this pandemic is a conspiracy by...

  2. Will you work during a Pandemic?

    Laidback Al replied to Goju's topic in Disaster Preparation

    Having carefully followed the JIT (Just In Time) world wide economic distribution system, I think it is highly unlikely that there will be enough PPE for all HCWs once hospitals and medical facilities...

  3. Pandemic Awareness/Preparation

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

    This should be a reminder that nurses and other HCP are not invincible... Novel Influenza A (H1N1) Virus Infections Among Health-Care Personnel --- United States, April--May 2009 From MMWR:...

  4. Will you work during a Pandemic?

    Laidback Al replied to Goju's topic in Disaster Preparation

    Swine flu stresses nursing staff at Winnipeg hospitals http://www.cbc.ca/canada/manitoba/st...-winnipeg.htmlcredits to The Doctor (Grattan

  5. Swine flu raises fear of pandemic - Adults and Children

    Laidback Al replied to oramar's topic in Disaster Preparation

    Having watched bird flu evolve over the past several years in Asia, it is interesting that North Americans pay little attention to health issues in far away foreign lands. But there are now 40...

  6. Swine flu raises fear of pandemic - Adults and Children

    Laidback Al replied to oramar's topic in Disaster Preparation

    I am not a health worker, but if I was, I would be taking this quite seriously. In case you haven't notice a few hours ago the World Health Organization (WHO) just raised the Pandemic Level to Phase 4...

  7. Swine flu raises fear of pandemic - Adults and Children

    Laidback Al replied to oramar's topic in Disaster Preparation

    There is some indication that the World Health Organization (WHO) will raise the Pandemic Threat Level today. I would urge everyone to consider whether or not you will work during a pandemic. See...

  8. Pandemic Awareness/Preparation

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

    REQUEST FOR INFORMATION - Mexico Nurses and Health Care Workers Here are some quotes from posters at a BBC site about the Swine Flu situation in Mexico. Can anyone on this forum corroborate these...

  9. Pandemic Awareness/Preparation

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

    A CFR (Case Fatality Rate) of 6% would be devastating. The 1918 pandemic only had a CFR or mortality rate of about 2.5%. But your 6% calculation is mostly likely wrong. There are no confirmed...

  10. Pandemic Awareness/Preparation

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

    Mexico Situation There is currently a serious situation developing in Mexico. Over the past several weeks there has been an increase in influenza-like or respiratory infections. The nature of the...

  11. Will you work during a Pandemic?

    Laidback Al replied to Goju's topic in Disaster Preparation

    Healthcare worker's attitudes to working during pandemic influenza: a qualitative study BMC Public Health 2009, 9:56 doi:10.1186/1471-2458-9-56 Abstract Background Healthcare workers (HCWs) will play...

  12. Will you work during a Pandemic?

    Laidback Al replied to Goju's topic in Disaster Preparation

    Reference to HCW study in Maryland regarding working during a pandemic.

  13. Pandemic News/Awareness - Thread 3

    Laidback Al replied to indigo girl's topic in General Nursing

    Dewi Sartika, the 15 year old girl, who died on November 7th, has been locally confirmed as H5N1 positive. The young girl from the Semarang area was the first bird flu victim in Indonesia since July....

  14. Disaster/Pandemic preparedness

    Laidback Al replied to LMonty911's topic in Disaster Preparation

    indigo girl posted the following link to a home care toolkit from cidrap in january of this year. this portal, promising practices-pandemic preparedness tools, has been updated since then and there...

  15. Pandemic News/Awareness - Thread 3

    Laidback Al replied to indigo girl's topic in General Nursing

    Limited news reports from Indonesia suggest that Tamiflu is currently still effective, so I interpret this phrase to mean that it does work if given shortly after infection or possibly used...

  16. Pandemic News/Awareness - Thread 3

    Laidback Al replied to indigo girl's topic in General Nursing

    while this is a pandemic news/awareness thread, pandemics don't occur in a vacuum. world-wide situational awareness is necessary for tracking potentially infectious diseases wherever they may occur....

  17. Will you work during a Pandemic?

    Laidback Al replied to Goju's topic in Disaster Preparation

    You, and many others like you, could still be an invaluable asset once a pandemic starts. Don't let all of that experience and knowledge go to waste. At FluTrackers there has been some discussion...

  18. Will you work during a Pandemic?

    Laidback Al replied to Goju's topic in Disaster Preparation

    I would think you would want to distinguish between different "germs". A person doesn't routinely die from "germ" infections. But, if I were a nurse and I knew that 6 of every 10 individuals that have...

  19. Will you work during a Pandemic?

    Laidback Al replied to Goju's topic in Disaster Preparation

    I believe the short answer is yes. I am sure some of your colleagues will respond, but it is my understanding that some, perhaps many, hospitals and treatment facilities will go into some kind of lock...

  20. Will you work during a Pandemic?

    Laidback Al replied to Goju's topic in Disaster Preparation

    You are to be commended for your desire. People choose different professions for different reasons. If you want to be a nurse in an area with an epidemic, make sure you educate yourself, follow the...

  21. Will you work during a Pandemic?

    Laidback Al replied to Goju's topic in Disaster Preparation

    As I have posted elsewhere in this forum, I am not a nurse or a HCW, so I don't want to speak out of turn here. But for all of you that think there is a sacred duty for nurses to help and care for...

  22. Will you work during a Pandemic?

    Laidback Al replied to Goju's topic in Disaster Preparation

    Ruper, dedication to the job versus dedication to one's family is not the issue. The real issue that should be debated is the failure of government agencies, hospitals, and other health care...

  23. Will you work during a Pandemic?

    Laidback Al replied to Goju's topic in Disaster Preparation

    While this may be true for regular influenza, this is not correct for H5N1. The fatality rate among all age groups hovers around 60%, older people are NOT more likely to die from H5N1. What is...

  24. Pandemic News/Awareness - Thread 3

    Laidback Al replied to indigo girl's topic in General Nursing

    DISASTER MEDICINE AND PUBLIC HEALTH PREPAREDNESS - 2(1): 20-26 2008 © 2008 American Medical Association and Lippincott Williams & Wilkins DOI: 10.1097/DMP.0b013e3181620794 Allocation of...

  25. Pandemic News/Awareness - Thread 3

    Laidback Al replied to indigo girl's topic in General Nursing

    Guidelines for Epidemics: Who Gets a Ventilator? By CORNELIA DEAN Published: March 25, 2008 It may sound unthinkable-the idea of denying life support to some people in a public health disaster like an...