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CDC head criticized for blaming nurse's Ebola infection on 'protocol breach'
FoxNews ^ | Oct 13, 2014 | FoxNews

Posted on 10/13/2014 5:53:44 AM PDT by Innovative

Some healthcare experts have criticized the head of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention for saying that a "protocol breach" was responsible for the infection of a Dallas nurse with the Ebola virus, claming that the description scapegoats the nurse in a case that shows how unprepared nursing staffs are for dealing with a potential outbreak.

Texas and CDC officials say that the nurse was wearing the recommended personal protective gear for handling an Ebola patient, including a gown, gloves, mask, and eye shield. However, one expert told Reuters that gear only offers a minimum amount of protection, especially when the disease enters its final phases.

Sean Kaufman, president of an Atlanta-based firm that helps train hospital staff said that caregivers may need to add more layers of protection in the patient's final days, such as double gloves, a respirator, or even a full bodysuit.

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TOPICS: Front Page News; Government; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: cdc; ebola; protectivegear
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To: exDemMom
I am absolutely sure of this.

As sure as you were that the CDC hospital protocol prescribed Biosafety Level 4 protocol, rather than Level 2?

101 posted on 10/14/2014 5:22:33 AM PDT by PapaBear3625 (You don't notice it's a police state until the police come for you.)
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To: Innovative

Does this photo of Ebola keep getting posted because it looks like Barry throwing a baseball?

103 posted on 10/15/2014 7:18:49 AM PDT by jetson (S)
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