Submission + - Five things the CDC got it wrong on Ebola (cnn.com)
Chipmunk100 writes: According to CNN, the following CDC might have made a mistake on the five most important aspects in Ebola care
1. The CDC is telling possible Ebola patients to "call a doctor."
How much do you know about Ebola? When passengers arrive in the United States from Liberia, Sierra Leone or Guinea, they're handed a flier instructing them to "call a doctor" if they feel ill.
2. The CDC director says any hospital can care for Ebola patients. "Essentially any hospital in the country can safely take care of Ebola. You don't need a special hospital to do it," Dr. Thomas Frieden said Sunday at a press conference.
3. The CDC didn't encourage the "buddy system" for doctors and nurses.
4. CDC didn't encourage doctors to develop Ebola treatment guidelines.
Taking care of Ebola patients is tricky, because certain procedures might put doctors and nurses in contact with the patient's infectious bodily fluids.
5. The CDC put too much trust in protective gear.
1. The CDC is telling possible Ebola patients to "call a doctor."
How much do you know about Ebola? When passengers arrive in the United States from Liberia, Sierra Leone or Guinea, they're handed a flier instructing them to "call a doctor" if they feel ill.
2. The CDC director says any hospital can care for Ebola patients. "Essentially any hospital in the country can safely take care of Ebola. You don't need a special hospital to do it," Dr. Thomas Frieden said Sunday at a press conference.
3. The CDC didn't encourage the "buddy system" for doctors and nurses.
4. CDC didn't encourage doctors to develop Ebola treatment guidelines.
Taking care of Ebola patients is tricky, because certain procedures might put doctors and nurses in contact with the patient's infectious bodily fluids.
5. The CDC put too much trust in protective gear.