Ebola Patient in Atlanta Hospital

a reply to: randyvs
Don't I know it. Sigh...

originally posted by: ~Lucidity
a reply to: Libertygal

Yeah, I didn't want to assume, though.

I know. me either.

Like I said, I work around these people, I have way too many stories, things that would make make people faint, but it falls often, on deaf ears.

Experience is a grand teacher, and I promise you, no doctor, nurse, or other highly paid person would "lower" themselves to scrubbing vomit, urine, or feces from a floor, nor will they be the ones incinerating contaminated linens and paper plates and plastic forks. It is just how it is.

If they chain of custody is followed, it might be by a police officer or rent a cop, but that's about the extent of it. If a good ball game is on t.v., or he is distracted by his girl on a cellphone or the sexy nurse in the hallway, you can bet dollars to donuts he will tell the guy, "Just take it to the basement, brah. I trust ya man!"

Who is there, to police the police?

Spiff happens. All we can do now is to hope and pray, and that's IT. Protocol on ANYTHING just doesn't matter to some people, so yeah, they may have to pay the price, but so may some others.

It only remains to be seen, and that's the plain truth of the matter. No hysterics, you see. Just. Plain. Truth.

originally posted by: 00nunya00

If there is, they won't tell you or give you the antedote unless you pay a million or something. And, forget your insurance. They will let you die before they pay anything. Let's see what happens in two months.

a reply to: ~Lucidity

Don't get me wrong. But it appears to me, that it's the reason
for all this lying, is what we have to fear. Damn straight
there is something to fear here. Most likely the next
part of the story.

Reminds me of Three waters and Lark hill.

They've been try to implement this for years so obviously
without success. God all I see is bullsh#t in everything.
I'll let everyone go back to their much needed self indulgence
now.

originally posted by: Diabolical

originally posted by: 00nunya00

If there is, they won't tell you or give you the antedote unless you pay a million or something. And, forget your insurance. They will let you die before they pay anything. Let's see what happens in two months.

For real. We have a CURE for Hep-C now, but it costs like $30k for the course of pills. Bully for Pamela Anderson, and sucks for the rest of us Americans. The US always pays for the R&D for medicine that's sold to the rest of the world for pennies on the dollar. Why? Because we "can afford it" and the rest of the world can't. Awesome. :/

a reply to: randyvs
Yep. And it all depends on what happens next. What we see.

Three Waters, I remember. Not Lark Hill though....

a reply to: ~Lucidity

Oh! Both are V!!!!!!!!!!!!! Duh. Sorry, I'm tired. Thanks.

Yeah...something wicked this way comes. For sure.

Spider = Cheney

a reply to: ~Lucidity

Well, nothing is for sure until the point of no return
is breached.

I think that was the purpose of " The Umbrella Man "

Sadly the point of no return just happened when patients landed.

a reply to: adnanmuf

Let's hope not.

If spread didn't happened it wouldn't because of the procedures but because of destiny. Let's pray.

a reply to: adnanmuf

I'm gonna go with the first infection because of the landing.

Not true it will spread by travel planes cars buses in the nation on wheels!

originally posted by: Libertygal

originally posted by: ~Lucidity
a reply to: Libertygal

Yeah, I didn't want to assume, though.

I know.

me either.

Like I said, I work around these people, I have way too many stories, things that would make make people faint, but it falls often, on deaf ears.

Experience is a grand teacher, and I promise you, no doctor, nurse, or other highly paid person would "lower" themselves to scrubbing vomit, urine, or feces from a floor, nor will they be the ones incinerating contaminated linens and paper plates and plastic forks. It is just how it is.

If they chain of custody is followed, it might be by a police officer or rent a cop, but that's about the extent of it. If a good ball game is on t.v., or he is distracted by his girl on a cellphone or the sexy nurse in the hallway, you can bet dollars to donuts he will tell the guy, "Just take it to the basement, brah. I trust ya man!"

Who is there, to police the police?

Spiff happens. All we can do now is to hope and pray, and that's IT. Protocol on ANYTHING just doesn't matter to some people, so yeah, they may have to pay the price, but so may some others.

It only remains to be seen, and that's the plain truth of the matter. No hysterics, you see. Just. Plain. Truth.

While that may be true for doctors, don't EVER assume it's the same for us "highly paid" nurses! I literally CANNOT count the times I, MYSELF, have scrubbed and cleaned ALL SORTS of bodily fluids from ALL SORTS of surfaces including the floor! Nor can I count the times that I've seen ANOTHER nurse have to do that.

You have no idea what you are talking about here...EVERYWHERE I have worked, if a large amount of blood, urine and especially VOMIT OR STOOL is on the floor, bed, counter, whatever; THE NURSE cleans it up! Not the housekeeping staff, janitor, or the super elusive Nurse Helper Fairy!

Sheesh! This sort of thinking really irritates me. What do people think we do all day? Dress up in little white dresses with white stocking and stripper heels to give pervy old men sponge baths? NO!

We use washcloths, not sponges!!!

Shame on you...

a reply to: adnanmuf

Planes, trains and automobiles don't have any body fluids
from my understanding. That would defeat the whole purpose
of the lie in the first place.

originally posted by: randyvs
a reply to: adnanmuf

Planes, trains and automobiles don't have any body fluids
from my understanding. That would defeat the whole purpose
of the lie in the first place.

I think the implication is the passengers those vehicles carry. The ones that get out of the vehicle every two hours and touch/sweat on/cough on/sneeze on the surfaces of the gas stations and restaurants they stop at.

a reply to: lovebeck

I hear YOU LOUD and Clear!!!! That was my point that so many took offense too!! We as Nurses are just bumbling buffoons!! Forget that some of us have years of training and experience and put infection control up there with saving lives!!

Thank you for being one of the greats that really cares about others!! Would be a pleasure to work with you!

Pax

The virus of course move from patients and land on stuff and humans and then humans and stuff take a drive and then the virus can't be cought while its infecting. Just like the cold and the Flu. Do you know of advanced procedures that can stop Flu??!

originally posted by: Hellas


I watched it, too. But I'm not convinced that one of the two was the patient. There is no way of telling

I just got home a few minutes ago. Still catching up on the thread. I found it odd the talk about seeing the patient walk in to the hospital in a hazmat suit. He walked in? Really? Okay, even if his condition is improving it makes no sense. You don't let a patient walk in, you just don't. In 15 years working in a Medical Center, I think I saw one patient exit an ambulance and walk in.