Vegas321
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Lots of people posting on prepping to treat someone who gets sick with Ebola. I going to tell you straight up, you will fail. Tyvek suits are not going to work because you have to set up a system of Hot, warm, cold zones. You need a process to decontaminate the caregivers and dispose of the infected items. Not to mention, to will need a ton of suits to care for a infected person over a period of lets say, 10- 14 days. The isolation room itself is a big undertaking to set up, run and dispose of.
Now for the actual patient care that is required to keep an infected person alive to build a natural body response to fight Ebola and prevent complications and secondary infections that can occur from a weekend immune system.
You need a system to set up and monitor the patents vital signs. Yes, Blood pressure cuffs, Pulse oximeter, taking the persons temp are all the basics to have. But, can you interpret blood pressure readings and pulse rhythm and quality? How about respiration's rate rhythm and quality and know what to do if the patients condition changes? Can you see subtle signs in the persons overall condition that requires an intervention?
How about setting up an IV and adding medications via: the IV if a patent needs it? Do you have the supply's and the training to even do a proper IV? Lets look at when a patients condition worsens and they need oxygen. Do you have an endless supply of O2 to keep the patient from Hypoperfusion and causing a chain of events that will lead to the patients death? Do you know what the O2 flow that is needed to keep the patient perfusing properly? How about ventilating the patent. Do you know how to bag a patent? What if you need to assist with the patients breathing for hours or days? Do you have and know how to size and properly insert an advanced airway adjunct like a King or Combi tube? Can you incubate a patient? After all that, do you have the means of keeping the patient on a vent for days? Mr. Duncan is currently on a ventilator BTW. Lots of risks of infection when you do things like this. Do you have the medications to treat via: IV? How about a blood transfusion? Know anything about the treatment of giving blood without a catastrophic event and rejection taking place? How about an allergic reaction? Can you treat that properly? What was the patients history prior? Can you prevent blood clots from occurring? The list goes on and on folks.
Big medical facility's need lots of proper equipment and all hands on deck to care for one Ebola patient. Staff that has thousands of hours in medical training can stretch things to the limit.
I think the best thing we can do is to focus on prevention, not treatment of Ebola. If a loved one becomes i'll, have a preplanned way to get them to a medical facility for proper treatment to have the best hope for survival. If things become much worst. It's in Gods hands and maybe a little bit of luck that will save the sick.
Now for the actual patient care that is required to keep an infected person alive to build a natural body response to fight Ebola and prevent complications and secondary infections that can occur from a weekend immune system.
You need a system to set up and monitor the patents vital signs. Yes, Blood pressure cuffs, Pulse oximeter, taking the persons temp are all the basics to have. But, can you interpret blood pressure readings and pulse rhythm and quality? How about respiration's rate rhythm and quality and know what to do if the patients condition changes? Can you see subtle signs in the persons overall condition that requires an intervention?
How about setting up an IV and adding medications via: the IV if a patent needs it? Do you have the supply's and the training to even do a proper IV? Lets look at when a patients condition worsens and they need oxygen. Do you have an endless supply of O2 to keep the patient from Hypoperfusion and causing a chain of events that will lead to the patients death? Do you know what the O2 flow that is needed to keep the patient perfusing properly? How about ventilating the patent. Do you know how to bag a patent? What if you need to assist with the patients breathing for hours or days? Do you have and know how to size and properly insert an advanced airway adjunct like a King or Combi tube? Can you incubate a patient? After all that, do you have the means of keeping the patient on a vent for days? Mr. Duncan is currently on a ventilator BTW. Lots of risks of infection when you do things like this. Do you have the medications to treat via: IV? How about a blood transfusion? Know anything about the treatment of giving blood without a catastrophic event and rejection taking place? How about an allergic reaction? Can you treat that properly? What was the patients history prior? Can you prevent blood clots from occurring? The list goes on and on folks.
Big medical facility's need lots of proper equipment and all hands on deck to care for one Ebola patient. Staff that has thousands of hours in medical training can stretch things to the limit.
I think the best thing we can do is to focus on prevention, not treatment of Ebola. If a loved one becomes i'll, have a preplanned way to get them to a medical facility for proper treatment to have the best hope for survival. If things become much worst. It's in Gods hands and maybe a little bit of luck that will save the sick.
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