{"id":55302,"date":"2014-09-19T09:00:20","date_gmt":"2014-09-19T13:00:20","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/valorguardians.com\/blog\/?p=55302"},"modified":"2014-09-19T07:11:08","modified_gmt":"2014-09-19T11:11:08","slug":"the-ebola-issue","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.azuse.cloud\/?p=55302","title":{"rendered":"The Ebola issue"},"content":{"rendered":"

As it stands right now, I have mixed opinions about how to handle the Ebola question<\/a>.<\/p>\n

On one hand, the way that this outbreak is going on is a serious concern. The World Health Organization made a statement that it expects the number of new Ebola outbreaks to increase exponentially<\/a>. But also in the number of health care workers that have been infected<\/a> is also alarming. Also the lack of education about and fear of Ebola<\/a> is doing about the same level of damage to the area. In short this is a issue that that cannot be handled without outside help. So on paper sending in military support to the area<\/a> sounds good. We have done similar actions in the Philippines for Hurricane Haiyan<\/a>. So why not right? Well there is the simple issue of the how<\/a>.<\/p>\n

The question is how are you going to fight it? Michael D. Lumpkin <\/a>raised concern that the United States military is established more for trauma then for things like this<\/a>.<\/p>\n

“Our deployable medical capabilities are generally trauma medicine, treating people who suffer wounds in combat and things of that nature,”<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

The first question that I have is how does the DOD intend to adequately train 500 health care workers<\/a> per week on how to care for infected patients. Also where are these 500 health care workers going to be coming from? The local population is not going to work due to the lack education and information on it. How are you going to staff the Ebola treatment centers when they are finished? Not to mention the risk of violence<\/a> by the local population.<\/p>\n

Also how are you going to prevent burn out<\/a> from the health care workers?<\/p>\n

In testimony prepared for the hearing, Brantly described the challenges and difficulties of working in what was already a “woefully inadequate healthcare system of a country still struggling to recover from a brutal civil war.” He “witnessed the horror that this disease visits upon its victims \u2014 the intense pain and humiliation of those who suffer with it, the irrational fear and superstition that pervades communities, and the violence and unrest that now threatens entire nations.”<\/p>\n

Treating Ebola patients, he said, “is not like caring for other patients. It is grueling work. The personal protective equipment we wore … becomes excruciatingly hot, with temperatures inside the suit reaching up to 115 degrees. It cannot be worn for more than an hour and a half.”<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Also is the question of how to handle treatment for potential infections of soldiers during the operations. From the reports<\/p>\n

When he fell ill on July 23, “I came to understand firsthand what my own patients had suffered,” Brantly said. “I was isolated from my family and I was unsure if I would ever see them again. Even though I knew most of my caretakers, I could see nothing but their eyes through their protective goggles… I experienced the humiliation of losing control of my bodily functions and faced the horror of vomiting blood\u2014a sign of the internal bleeding that could have eventually led to my death.”<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Speaking for myself as a Licensed practical nurse, I would not have a problem going if called. However I would like to know what people think we can do in Liberia and what we actually do. Because a disconnect like this is going to get Soldiers seriously hurt or killed.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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