The CBC reports the Dallas Ebola case is in critical condition. Ebola
treatment involves “the following basic interventions, to improve the chances
of survival: 1. providing intravenous fluids (IV) and balancing electrolytes
(body salts); 2. maintaining oxygen status and blood pressure; and 3. treating
other infections if they occur. Other than that there´s little to be done for
the patient.
Medical personnel demonstrating
Ebola patient transfer and care
Local
government authorities have finally reacted to the threat and corrected their
woeful performance. Apartment contents were removed by a decontamination crew on October 3rd,
and taken for disposal. Armed guards were deployed to make sure those who may
have Ebola are kept in strict quarantine. Question: Why the hell did it take
them several days to react? Where was that vaunted Homeland Security
Department?
Hazardous waste disposal crew at the Dallas apartment where
Thomas was sick with Ebola for several days (Otero, AP)
The CDC article follows:
"The lone U.S. Ebola patient is in critical condition, the Dallas hospital that has been treating him reported Saturday.
Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital in Dallas didn't provide any further details about Thomas Eric Duncan's condition and a hospital spokeswoman, Candace White, didn't immediately respond to emails and phone calls. The hospital previously said Duncan was being kept in isolation and that his condition was serious but stable.
Health officials said Saturday that they are monitoring about 50 people for signs of the deadly disease who may have had contact with Duncan, including nine who are believed to be at a higher risk. Thus far none have shown symptoms. Among those being monitored are people who rode in the ambulance that transported Duncan back to the hospital before his diagnosis, said Dr. Tom Frieden, the director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
The items removed by a decontamination crew from the Dallas apartment where Duncan was staying have been hauled away for disposal.
Dallas city spokeswoman Sana Syed said that about 30 barrels were filled Friday with items including bed sheets, towels and three mattresses used by Duncan before he was hospitalized. They were hauled away Friday night."
This means the items were removed on October 3rd at night. Thomas Duncan went into isolation on September 29th.
Later (Otober 8, 1850 Hours): The first person diagnosed with Ebola in the United States died on Wednesday, underscoring questions about the quality of care he received, and the government ordered five airports to start screening passengers from West Africa for fever.
Later (Otober 8, 1850 Hours): The first person diagnosed with Ebola in the United States died on Wednesday, underscoring questions about the quality of care he received, and the government ordered five airports to start screening passengers from West Africa for fever.
Liberian national Thomas Eric Duncan died in an isolation ward of a
Dallas hospital, 11 days after being admitted on Sept. 28.
The case has stirred attention and concern that someone with Ebola had
been able to fly into the United States from Liberia, raising the specter more
passengers could arrive and spread the disease outside of West Africa, where
nearly 4,000 people have died in three impoverished countries.
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