Posted on 10/15/2014 5:08:47 PM PDT by knak
Late Wednesday afternoon, the ER at BSA Hospital in Amarillo, Texas was placed on lock-down after a patient came in displaying possible high-risk symptoms for Ebola. The patient told hospital staff that he was recently in contact with another individual who had been to Africa.
As a result of this possible Ebola patient, the Amarillo/Potter/Randall Office of Emergency Management has been activated.
“The (Emergency Operations Center) is staffed with first responders — police, fire, Public Health, Amarillo Medical Services. They have not requested any of our assets, but we’re available if needed.
“We’re here to gather information and provide any support requested and to monitor the situation,” Amarillo City Manager Jarrett Atkinson said.
“We’re working directly with them through Public Health and the Texas Department of State Health Services,” Emergency Management Coordinator Kevin Starbuck said.
We have confirmed that the Amarillo patient did travel on the same Frontiers Airline flight as Dallas, Texas nurse Amber Vinson. It was revealed earlier today that Vinson has tested positive for Ebola after caring for Thomas Eric Duncan at Texas Presbyterian Hospital in Dallas.
How about DuPont...they make the Tyvek for the suits...
TWO to 21 days. How hard is that t understand?
That would be great - especially if they really are disinfecting seats and trays
If this patient tests positive by being in the same plane with the Duncan nurse, there won’t be much air travel for Thanksgiving and Christmas. Getting together for the holidays is not worth dying for or endangering the lives of your children.
So now it is two? I thought the all knowing, all powerful CDC said 9 for the earliest range. And two from someone who was barely symptomatic themselves? Only if the new vic had a severely compromised immune system. No, either panic or poor reporting - not that they are mutually exclusive.
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