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re: Ebola Nurse in Maine Takes a Bike Ride - Cops Follow
Posted on 10/31/14 at 1:04 pm to lsunurse
Posted on 10/31/14 at 1:04 pm to lsunurse
quote:This was not an ER.
Any ER will go with the oral temp readout over the forehead one if they are not the same (unless she just drank something cold or hot).
Neither is it a race to the bottom to see if we can find a reason to let a potential Ebola carrier board a crowded aircraft.
It is a screening process.
In this case, judgement was made by customs, and then medical personnel, that the woman should be held in quarantine until she was determined to be symptom-free. Sounds like they kept her until they got the Ebola test back, and they could make plans for her transportation.
Frankly, she's acting like a bit of a self-important head case. Those actions have brought her at least 24hrs of further forced quarantine at her home.
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Posted on 10/31/14 at 1:41 pm to NC_Tigah
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In this case, judgement was made by customs, and then medical personnel, that the woman should be held in quarantine until she was determined to be symptom-free.
Their initial reading (with an oral thermometer) showed a temperature of 98 degrees. She was then held for 4 hours and re-measured with a more inefficient method, which showed a slightly elevated skin temperature on her forehead. Surely you understand why that second reading never should have happened - that is, if they're following proper CDC protocol.
She never had symptoms, period. She had one inaccurate reading which is known to be inaccurate and should have been checked against a more reliable method. I guarantee you nobody gets admitted to our SCDU (or any) based on one forehead temp reading.
She's acting like someone who is having her rights taken away for no reason. She is zero risk to the public, but is being treated as if she is.
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