Posted on 09/30/2014 7:35:57 PM PDT by Kartographer
you sure get a lot of crap sometimes lol
Most of my medical “cleanness” preps are at my other house, hundreds of miles away. I was planning on getting “clean” preps for flu in case one of us got that, so I ordered those items this morning. Ebola is in body fluids and doesn't travel in the air. However, saliva is a body fluid so the patient should not be close enough to cough and fluid travel to the caretaker due to that cough.
What did I get?
Some N95 masks with clear plastic eye/facial cover attached. The clear plastic will keep fluids off the face/eye area. Don't see a need for better masks for Ebola due to it not being transferred in air. I do have some better respirator type masks that would be helpful to limit flu transmission.
If you suspect a family member has Ebola, call 911 to get that person immediately to isolation in a hospital. You would not try to care for that person in your house.
New medical exam gloves in medium (for me)and extra large (he has large hands).
Body covers. These are tissue thin to wear over clothes while caring for a patient and then stripping them off in the trash after wearing. Any fluid would go in the trash and not be on you.
If you fly, DO NOT USE THE FIRST BATHROOM YOU SEE WHEN YOU GET OFF THE PLANE. I have seen and done this behavior for years when I was flying around the world. Most people hate the bathrooms on a plane and may be forced to use one under duress, HOWEVER, when passengers get off the plane, they head TO THE FIRST BATHROOM they see. A person sick with Ebola will also go there and everywhere they leave fluid that was on their hands or on something they placed on a surface, some of their fluid is going to be there somewhere when they walk out.
Don't go to the first bathroom you see. Continue on and use a bathroom away from the debarkation area.
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They couldn’t use those buses to evacuate!
They were under water!
(just what some Demwit said in an interview)
Personally I like 50/50 vinegar and water on counters, fridge etc. Kills bacteria without the leaving a chlorine residue. Good for windows too.
I'm not sure what would happen here if we called 911 for ebola case. Normally they transport to the nearest hospital, which is a critical access hospital it is not set up to handle much.
Rarely has patients in the hospital proper except for swing bed, hospice, and sleep studies. Usually, Patient goes to ER receives tests and is stabilized before transport to a larger hospital in the city.
Rules are that only one ambulance can go out of district to St. Louis at a time. The county doesn't have enough ambulances to be able to take any out of commission.
I think we all knew that Ebola would be here eventually, and I am just as sure that more are to come, unless some sort of serious travel restrictions are imposed. We have almost zero people traveling from our town out of the country, but lots of people do travel daily to jobs in St. Louis.
Prayers up for everyone here and elsewhere. Hoping that the health care workers get strict about following containment procedures.
It has been my observation that there are a few posters (some of whom come across very authoritiative, even if they have repeatedly been proven wrong by events) who are downplaying and even ridiculing the potential for an outbreak.
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Yep just read one of those. For those who would assure of us of no danger, and ridicule concerns, I’d just like to say, it doesn’t inspire confidence that the first case out of the bag, the hospital fumbled the ball, by sending the patient home with an antibiotic, allowing several health care workers and others to have potential exposure.
A very authoritative statement regarding the limitation of exposure as quite small, is based on the assumption that all parties are reporting truthfully and accurately. Not even a qualification that If they are accurate and truthful, then the exposure was small.
I don’t find those people to be an more credible than some one running around pronouncing that we are for sure doomed and it’s the end there’s no hope.
There’s a realistic view of where we are, and where we could be potentially. Survival has always depended on realistic assessments of today and projections for tomorrow and the days that follow,( a big dose of good luck doesn’t hurt).
Like so many other diseases, Ebola is a virus and not a bacteria.
You don't have to become ill with Ebola for it to rock your world. It may very well prove to be the puff of wind that brings down the house of cards that is our modern world.
Would it work on Ebola?
Is that 10:1 water to bleach? As in 10 cups of water to 1 cup of bleach?
If not, how does the average American, using Clorox, make a solution that is strong enough to disinfect against pathogens like Ebola? What are the ratios of water to Clorox?
The danger is in having it not strong enough to do the job.
I don’t know, maybe. I’ve read that ammonia kills it. I was just responding to the post about cleaning kitchens. I don’t plan on having any ebola laced body fluids around the house.
Very good commonsense advice. Like not switching to a better seat on a bus or train when someone gets off.
I'm far more concerned with the feds imposing their will upon this country over “Climate Change”, or some other such contrivance, which could lead to bringing about worldwide strife and worldwide economic chaos that would put humanity under the thumb of Global Marxism.
Yes, this is a bit of a “rock my world” experience.
I think I am prepared, but I think my shelter in place planning is one that I will not be able to stand the long lack of human contact. Months alone and hiding does not sound like fun!
I guess I can add another 100 days of bottled water, but more bleach will not help with a virus...??
Bleach is supposed to kill the Obola virus...
Thanks to everyone for the information about bleach and vinegar usage for disinfection purposes.
I guess I’m a slow learner. As a kid, mama tried to teach me household cleanliness and I should have paid attention to her on the matter years ago.
As an adult, Mrs. Texicanus has been covering for me over the last 40 years. But the message finally got through and I have been using her bleach water and instructions on how to disinfect since.
There are lots of folks who never quite understand bacteria and viruses much less how they are spread and the various methods used to kill them. It’s going to get interesting if the Ebola virus continues to expand into epidemic proportions. I guess there will be a run on bleach and vinegar now.
Sorry, I don’t know if bleach kills the Ebola virus. But it get’s Mrs. Texicanus’s kitchen clean and sanitary and her off my back.
Seriously, I’m not a microbiologist or medical professional who can tell someone that it kills the Ebola virus. Maybe the CDC can or has already issued some guidelines on how to kill the virus. Still, I think any information from this administration should be suspect until creditable scientists can agree on the matter. I don’t want to see another fiasco develop like the global warming issue.
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