Bengalcat

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1. new Ebola patient

   Bengalcat replied to Mulan's topic in Disaster Preparation

   And who, here, is proposing that Ebola is "airborne"? The authors' main purpose is to address risks to HCWs in close proximity to the patient from aerosolized particles and the implications for...

2. new Ebola patient

   Bengalcat replied to Mulan's topic in Disaster Preparation

   Article: COMMENTARY: Ebola virus transmission via contact and aerosol — a new paradigm. R. M. Jones & L. M. Brosseau. November 18, 21014. CIDRAP....

3. new Ebola patient

   Bengalcat replied to Mulan's topic in Disaster Preparation

   I don't understand what the source of the confusion is, here. However, to clarify, I never intended, by my statements, to assert that Ebola is airborne--quite the

4. new Ebola patient

   Bengalcat replied to Mulan's topic in Disaster Preparation

   Additional explanation provided by CDC: "Recommended Personal Protective Equipment - "PAPR or N95 Respirator . . . o "PAPR: A PAPR with a full face shield, helmet, or headpiece. Any...

5. new Ebola patient

   Bengalcat replied to Mulan's topic in Disaster Preparation

   The book, Hot Zone, and the cited film adaptation, thereof (Outbreak; 1995) was about an airborne virus. The Cal-OSHA rationale for specifying PAPR's is linked with the likely event of HCWs, here, in...

6. new Ebola patient

   Bengalcat replied to Mulan's topic in Disaster Preparation

   I am not aware of any robust research studies relating to public perception and attitudes on the subject. However, one might be tempted to speculate that the public is better assured by the revised...

7. new Ebola patient

   Bengalcat replied to Mulan's topic in Disaster Preparation

   It’s foreseeable that we will treat other HCWs, who served in the hot zone and who are not either U.S. citizens/residents or from Europe—and rightly so, in my view—based on transportation or...

8. new Ebola patient

   Bengalcat replied to Mulan's topic in Disaster Preparation

   I would imagine that the HCWs, who care for Dr. Salia will undergo the post-care monitoring protocols specified by the CDC and State of Nebraska. What would you infer? Of some possible interest--to...

9. RN Detained and Quarantined As Ebola Hysteria Reaches a New Low

   Bengalcat replied to MissyWrite's topic in Disaster Preparation

   Per the Pentagon memorandum issued 31 October 2014, said DoD civilians will be required to follow one of two medical protocols upon their redeployment from the hot zone—viz. in accordance with their...

10. RN Detained and Quarantined As Ebola Hysteria Reaches a New Low

    Bengalcat replied to MissyWrite's topic in Disaster Preparation

    Given that some of the more zealous commentators on this list have thrown an infectious disease researcher with a Nobel Prize onto the pile of the scientifically-challenged, that’s a club I don’t...

11. RN Detained and Quarantined As Ebola Hysteria Reaches a New Low

    Bengalcat replied to MissyWrite's topic in Disaster Preparation

    Please provide supporting evidence for your allegation that I promoted suppression of free speech in the cited post or anywhere else on

12. RN Detained and Quarantined As Ebola Hysteria Reaches a New Low

    Bengalcat replied to MissyWrite's topic in Disaster Preparation

    And I’m appalled at the rabid disparagement of the America public evinced by a few nurses on this forum. Frankly, I wouldn’t want to be one of your patients. Please try to recall your nursing...

13. RN Detained and Quarantined As Ebola Hysteria Reaches a New Low

    Bengalcat replied to MissyWrite's topic in Disaster Preparation

    This is a very sad day. I had hoped that Ms. Hickox would take the high road. Instead, it can reasonably be expected that her actions and those of her attorneys will further undermine public trust...

14. Nursing and the Ebola Virus

    Bengalcat replied to 0.adamantite's topic in Disaster Preparation

    Passengers on all incoming, international flights are required to present their passports/visas before entering the country. It is irrelevant that there are no direct flights arriving in the U.S....

15. Nursing and the Ebola Virus

    Bengalcat replied to 0.adamantite's topic in Disaster Preparation

    ]IAFF Calls for Safety Stand Down for Ebola Preparedness