October 3, 2014

NBC News cameraman in Africa Diagnosed with Ebola

(He was not a healthcare worker.)

http://www.nbcnews.com/storyline/ebola-virus-outbreak/nbc-news-freelancer-africa-diagnosed-ebola-n217271

NBC News Freelancer in Africa Diagnosed with Ebola

An American freelance cameraman working for NBC News in Liberia has tested positive for Ebola and will be flown back to the United States for treatment.

The infected freelancer was hired Tuesday to be a second cameraman for NBC News Chief Medical Editor and Correspondent Dr. Nancy Snyderman. Snyderman is with three other NBC News employees on assignment in Monrovia, reporting on the Ebola outbreak.
The freelancer came down with symptoms on Wednesday, feeling tired and achy. As part of a routine temperature check, he discovered he was running a slight fever. He immediately quarantined himself and sought medical advice. On Thursday morning, the 33 year-old American went to a Medecins Sans Frontieres
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October 2, 2014

85% RN's say their hospital has not provided education on Ebola

http://www.nationalnursesunited.org/press/entry/u.s.-hospitals-fall-far-short-in-emergency-planning-as-first-ebola-case-rep

Nurses Call for Stepped Up Action in U.S. and Africa

◾More than 60 percent of RNs say their hospital is not prepared for the Ebola virus.
◾80 percent say their hospital has not communicated to them any policy regarding potential admission of patients infected by Ebola
◾85 percent say their hospital has not provided education on Ebola
◾30 percent say their hospital has insufficient supplies of eye protection (face shields or side shields with goggles) and fluid resistant gowns
◾65 percent say their hospital fails to reduce the number of patients they must care for to accommodate caring for an “isolation” patient