MissyWrite

MissyWrite

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  1. Doctors Without Borders Physician Tests Possitive for Ebola In New York City

    MissyWrite replied to herring_RN's topic in Disaster Preparation

    Dr. Spencer followed the Doctors Without Borders protocols for staff returning to the US. He was permitted to go about his life, while checking his temp twice per day and reporting an elevation. The...

  2. Here's How the CDC Director Protects Himself from Ebola (But Not Nurses)

    MissyWrite posted a topic in Disaster Preparation

    As the saying goes, 'a picture's worth a thousand words.' This one is worth even more than that. Here's a photo of CDC director Tom Frieden, MD, exiting an Ebola ward. It seems the PPE and protocols...

  3. URGENT: Are CDC Ebola Guidelines 'Good Enough'?

    MissyWrite posted a topic in Disaster Preparation

    We now have two nurses who were infected with Ebola while caring for a patient. Although they were blamed for "breaching protocol," we know that's not the case now that reports of the deplorable...

  4. Ebola: Why Respiratory Protection MUST Be Worn

    MissyWrite posted a topic in Disaster Preparation

    On another post, a reader replied to someone concerned about transmission of Ebola virus through the air: First of all, there is a difference between 'airborne' and 'aerosolized' transmission....

  5. URGENT: Are CDC Ebola Guidelines 'Good Enough'?

    MissyWrite replied to MissyWrite's topic in Disaster Preparation

    The CDC has admitted their PPE guidelines fell short, as if anyone didn't know that. But prior to this, Freiden kept insisting it "had" to be a breach in protocol that caused the nurses to become...

  6. URGENT: Are CDC Ebola Guidelines 'Good Enough'?

    MissyWrite replied to MissyWrite's topic in Disaster Preparation

    I agree, RNSue, N95s are not enough. PAPR should be it. But the new guidelines are a huge improvement. I read somewhere that the CDC admitted the old guidelines were created with info from WHO about...

  7. Ebola: Why Respiratory Protection MUST Be Worn

    MissyWrite replied to MissyWrite's topic in Disaster Preparation

    Finally, the CDC has issued new PPE guidelines that are more aligned with reality: "health workers should wear double gloves, waterproof boot covers that go up to the mid-calf, a single-use gown that...

  8. What CDC wears in a Biosafety Level 4 Lab (with Ebola).

    MissyWrite replied to RedWeasel's topic in Disaster Preparation

    Finally, the CDC has updated their PPE recommendations for Ebola, and they're more in line with reality: "health workers should wear double gloves, waterproof boot covers that go up to the mid-calf,...

  9. Ebola: Why Respiratory Protection MUST Be Worn

    MissyWrite replied to MissyWrite's topic in Disaster Preparation

    Johanna73, I respect that. It's your choice. Do what's right for you. I'd like to think that if I had the right gear, etc., I'd do the job, but to be perfectly honest, I'm just not sure. My reason is...

  10. Ebola: Why Respiratory Protection MUST Be Worn

    MissyWrite replied to MissyWrite's topic in Disaster Preparation

    I think he was referring to the PAPR, as I read somewhere that after the first few days of mayhem that's what they were provided. Sorry, but I don't have the link to that info. If I come across it...

  11. Ebola: Why Respiratory Protection MUST Be Worn

    MissyWrite replied to MissyWrite's topic in Disaster Preparation

    One more thing...I was reading an interview with Dr. Gary Weinstein, who cared for Duncan, Pham and Vinson in Dallas. When asked why he thought the two nurses were infected, he had this to say: "I...

  12. NEW EBOLA CSZAR Ron Klain

    MissyWrite replied to luv2's topic in Disaster Preparation

    While it's true there are already many doctors involved (and not doing the best job, to put it mildly), I think choosing a lawyer was a bad move. Time will tell, but people generally don't trust...

  13. Fearbola: Irrational Fear Now Sweeping U.S.

    MissyWrite replied to mariebailey's topic in Disaster Preparation

    Fear of Ebola is at irrational levels. The risk to the public is small, but the two nurses who were infected added fuel to this fire, along with hundreds being 'monitored.' HCWs are the ones who are...

  14. Ebola: Why Respiratory Protection MUST Be Worn

    MissyWrite replied to MissyWrite's topic in Disaster Preparation

    I'm glad it was helpful. I wanted to share the info I'd come across, which made it clear to me that effective respiratory protection is necessary (among other things) when caring for a patient with...

  15. Ebola: Why Respiratory Protection MUST Be Worn

    MissyWrite replied to MissyWrite's topic in Disaster Preparation

    I was talking about droplet transmission, not "droplet precautions," which are (ironically) totally

  16. Ebola: Why Respiratory Protection MUST Be Worn

    MissyWrite replied to MissyWrite's topic in Disaster Preparation

    I don't believe there's a major risk, either. But there is some risk. Especially to nurses and other HCWs. And as long as there is ANY risk of this highly lethal virus infecting someone, maximum...

  17. Ebola: Why Respiratory Protection MUST Be Worn

    MissyWrite replied to MissyWrite's topic in Disaster Preparation

    I LOVE your entire post, macawake! It is indefensible, with what we know about Ebola. Indefensible. I can't comprehend it. That's why I'm here, writing. It helps me to feel I'm doing something to...

  18. Ebola: Why Respiratory Protection MUST Be Worn

    MissyWrite replied to MissyWrite's topic in Disaster Preparation

    All that matters is that the virus can be suspended in droplets, which are generated during sneezing, vomiting, suctioning, etc., and that these droplets may be capable of transmitting the virus....

  19. Ebola: Why Respiratory Protection MUST Be Worn

    MissyWrite replied to MissyWrite's topic in Disaster Preparation

    When a virus is aerosolized, that means that it's suspended in the air in droplets. Aerosol transmission occurs via droplets. As per the article you cited, "NIOSH defines aerosols as a suspension of...

  20. Ebola: Why Respiratory Protection MUST Be Worn

    MissyWrite replied to MissyWrite's topic in Disaster Preparation

    Agreed. I can't understand the disparity between the CDC's recommendations for lab workers vs those for clinical workers. It's well known that healthcare workers on the front lines are at the highest...

  21. Ebola: Why Respiratory Protection MUST Be Worn

    MissyWrite replied to MissyWrite's topic in Disaster Preparation

    No, LOL, I don't sell PPE. But I wish I did! Yes, I'm an RN, since 1985. But I'm in no danger of Ebola, because I retired two years ago. What I am is a nurse who is deeply concerned about my fellow...

  22. Nina Pham and/or Amber Vinson

    MissyWrite replied to logank622's topic in Disaster Preparation

    If you were Amber, you would have gone to Ohio to participate in the festivities of planning your wedding. If you were Amber, you would have selflessly risked your life to care for a patient...

  23. Nina Pham and/or Amber Vinson

    MissyWrite replied to logank622's topic in Disaster Preparation

    They could have used hydrogen peroxide vapor to decontaminate the nurse's homes. Or simply let everything sit untouched, until the nurses returned home. Any virus on surfaces would have been dead by...

  24. Nina Pham and/or Amber Vinson

    MissyWrite replied to logank622's topic in Disaster Preparation

    This began as a support thread, in case Amber or Nina were online reading...and it went downhill quickly. I shouldn't be surprised. I've been an RN for 25 years, and have long known that nurses are...

  25. URGENT: Are CDC Ebola Guidelines 'Good Enough'?

    MissyWrite replied to MissyWrite's topic in Disaster Preparation

    I agree with everything you said. The vilification must stop. I've read terrible things said about Mr. Duncan (patient 0) and I don't think he deserves it. He waited 2 DECADES to get a visa. He was...