[Sherman Logan]

A good friend of mine saw the above poster passed out at the hospital where he works in Infection Control. He's got a Masters in Public Health and is about halfway through his PhD program. IOW, he knows his stuff.

He was utterly appalled by the CDC poster, as if followed it pretty much ensures that workers will be exposed and probably infected. It tells workers to remove gloves first, and then take off the remainder of PPE smeared with infectious body fluids with bare hands!

CDC has apparently pulled this idiotic Protocol.

http://www.cdc.gov/vhf/ebola/pdf/ppe-poster.pdf

Their website now says PPE recommendations will be forthcoming soon.

http://www.cdc.gov/vhf/ebola/hcp/infection-prevention-and-control-recommendations.html

I hope I haven't broken too many rules with this post, but I think it's critical to get this out before the evidence disappears!

[txhurl]

I keep harping about the overhead exam lights used to look at patients’ throat, eyes, etc. They stay fixed above the patient while he coughs, sneezes, breathes on it and the exam light is warm.

Nurses coming in may or may have not put on their gloves before adjusting the exam lights.

There is a reason why HCWs are being mowed down faster than patients’ families, and we need to isolate it NOW.

[kitkat]

GOOD POST.

[Karl Spooner]

There are a lot of nurse on FR. We need to get the proper protocols for them to follow.