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magical thyme

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24. I'm thinking it's extremely difficult to remove PPEs in such a way as to not accidentally touch any

Reply to rainbow4321 (Reply #18)

Mon Oct 13, 2014, 09:54 AM

Oct 2014

exposed surface.

And the hospital -- like most of the hospitals in the US, per nurse's surveys -- didn't adequately train the staff in putting on and removing PPEs.

And maybe the PPEs themselves are insufficient. They wear 3 and 4 pairs of gloves in African. Maybe 2 pairs are insufficient.

The photo posted elsewhere of a Texas ED worker preparing to take in the sheriff shows a spot of neck exposed.

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Key Question: How Did Dallas Worker Catch Ebola? [View all] morningfog Oct 2014 OP

Was this the same hospital that totally ignored the fact that he possibly had Jamastiene Oct 2014 #1

Yep, same hospital Kelvin Mace Oct 2014 #2

Exactly. Jamastiene Oct 2014 #3

The more troubling fact I think is that TBF Oct 2014 #6

Just an observation Kelvin Mace Oct 2014 #22

Excellent point - TBF Oct 2014 #28

I'm surprised more cases haven't turned up from that initial contact. Voice for Peace Oct 2014 #15

Virus builds up in the patient. LisaL Oct 2014 #17

I think this interview is worth enlightenment Oct 2014 #4

No hair covering, no shoe covering Warpy Oct 2014 #5

NO HAIR COVERING?????????????????????? kestrel91316 Oct 2014 #7

Cap isn't in the guidelines. LisaL Oct 2014 #8

Are you always this nasty or just when you are pretending to be a medical expert of some sort? kestrel91316 Oct 2014 #10

What, you don't like the answer? LisaL Oct 2014 #12

Saw this pic of an ER worker when they admitted the sheriff deputy LeftInTX Oct 2014 #9

Excellent. I couldn't fathom that they wouldn't care about HAIR being covered. kestrel91316 Oct 2014 #11

If CDC does care, they somehow forgot to put it into the guidelines. LisaL Oct 2014 #13

I don't know if the gown worn by ER worker is the same as gown worn by the nurse LeftInTX Oct 2014 #14

All their attire should be TYVEK. Even the West Africans know that much, and kestrel91316 Oct 2014 #16

I doubt the average hospital in the US has TYVEK gowns LeftInTX Oct 2014 #21

there is a spot on the neck exposed magical thyme Oct 2014 #23

Not in the CDC blood and body fluids precautions. Warpy Oct 2014 #20

I'm thinking the hospital had crappy protocol rainbow4321 Oct 2014 #18

They have no clue what this "wrong" thing was. LisaL Oct 2014 #19

I'm thinking it's extremely difficult to remove PPEs in such a way as to not accidentally touch any magical thyme Oct 2014 #24

A comment/question from a non - medical professional av8rdave Oct 2014 #25

I'm getting a feeling that she removed the gear by herself Fumesucker Oct 2014 #26

She got it from that guy who had Ebola AngryAmish Oct 2014 #27