Posted on 07/30/2014 9:08:49 AM PDT by Enlightened1
A corridor of Carolinas Medical Center – Main’s Emergency Room is roped off on the first floor near the entrance.
A security guard is posted outside to prevent anyone from crossing the line.
CMC officials said a patient is being tested, but a spokesman would not specify what they are testing the patient for.
Wednesday morning, the issue at CMC was not impacting Medic services, according to officials.
The hospital is taking “all normal precautions,” according to officials.
The Centers for Disease Control said it has not been contacted.
(Excerpt) Read more at wsoctv.com ...
Not so. I grew up there.
The hydration/supportive treatment being given is no different from that which would be given here.
I think the best historical view to take over this...going back to 1918...the flu epidemic and the massive death count. Various mayors, governors, and even the President were urged to take action. Few if any...did anything. Parades were still encouraged, and quarantine was simply not going to be acceptable to any political figure.
I think the same episode would occur today...nothing different. The military might limit their folks to essential travel only, and you might see some airports simply on limited operations.
That said...maybe 60% of Ebola patients die due to sub-standard care. Maybe with better care...the number goes down??
And many with TB don't follow their treatment guidelines...as treatment is very long. But if I got TB...I'd take all the treatment...for sure. Because it can be cured.
Anyway, I work in the healthcare field...and I'm more concerned about the Hep alphabets than anything.......
FWIW-
Well the FR “consensus” is to panic so you folks go right on ahead and leave me out of the mob.
I’m not sure where you read ‘panic’ in my comments.
Point it out to me if you don’t mind.
I’ve posted from medical sources. And with some knowledge of the techniques being used there, here and conditions on the ground in West Africa in general. Having grown up there and received medical care there.
Without a hospital the death rate for some strains of ebola is 90%. With a hospital its 50-60%.
Many of their doctors are western trained. They may lack the fancy (expensive) equipment but they are disciplined and give decent care.
“Having grown up there and received medical care there.”
Oh puhleze, there is no way that makes you more knowledgeable than a guy who stayed at Holiday Inn Express. /s
If a person does not die from ebola, are they well recovered or badly compromised?
I was actually treated for a mosquito borne disease at an African bush clinic run by Southern Baptist missionaries when I was about 4. The doctor in charge of my care was from Memphis and a Vandy med school grad.
“Hot Zone” is a good read. It won’t cause one to panic, but it opened my eyes to the different types and levels of “Ebola”. I am pretty sure the one in Africa was caught from two boys bringing home some fruit bats that their mother then prepared for dinner.
According to what I’ve read it depends on how much damage the virus did. If can damage all major organs, which is what really kills people. Also, it can be passed to another person for up to 60 days after recovery.
Some some people would be normal after recovery and some would be affected for life.
Thanks I wondered about it.
Obviously anything that kills 50 to 90 percent of folks is very serious.
Sorry. Auto correct. Oh please the spelling police are out. It started with a capital M and I fixed that. Then it changes the word.
Sheesh the predictive text is obviously something I cant handle well.
Is that where the two American Ebola patients(from Charlotte) are now?
Yes that’s correct with one of them by the name of Nancy Writebol.
I saw a doc on the news last night talking about how easy it is to treat if you have reasonably good medical care. She said it was basically a matter of keeping the patient hydrated and keeping the fever under control till the disease runs it’s course while preventing the spread._
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Man o’ man, I sure doubt the above doc’s statement. I have read that even with the best medical care, the fatality rate is still 60%.
Roper off? Will Ebola respect the rope line as much as anyone else would respect Øbama’s red lines?
“The former patient has been buried in a pit full of quicklime, and the entire ward is being systematically cleansed with sanitizing plasma guns. It’s all normal procedure.”
Thanks.
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