EBOLA University of Chicago Medical Center to admit possible Ebola patient

[Lilbitsnana]

sorry if dupe

ABC 7 Chicago ‏@ABC7Chicago 2m2 minutes ago BREAKING: 2 patients monitored for possible #Ebola at Chicago hospitals tonight: http://abc7.ws/1pyVUtm






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University of Chicago Medical Center to admit possible Ebola patient

Updated 4 mins ago
CHICAGO (WLS) --
The University of Chicago Medical Center expects to admit a possible case of Ebola Tuesday night. A diagnosis of Ebola has not been confirmed.

According to officials from the Chicago Department of Health, the Chicago Ebola Resource Network, Lurie Children's Hospital, Rush University Medical Center and the University of Chicago Medical Center, a child passenger originating from Liberal became ill en route to O'Hare International Airport. Upon landing, the passenger was immediately screened by federal authorities and found to have no fever and no symptoms other than reportedly vomiting once during the flight. The passenger has no known risk of exposure.

The passenger's family was also screened and found to have no symptoms and no risk of exposure.

They were then taken to Lurie Children's Hospital for a full medical evaluation. Out of an abundance of caution, the patient is being transported following isolation protocols to the University of Chicago Medical Center for ongoing observation in isolation.
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http://abc7chicago.com/news/univers...nter-to-admit-possible-ebola-patient-/360410/

 

[angelight]

I must be missing something here somewhere. Child had NO fever, vomited ONCE, NO exposure risk but is being transferred with isolation protocols for ongoing observation in ISOLATION. What am I missing?

 

[Kris Gandillon]

I thought there was a total lockdown on the MSM reporting any real or suspected Ebola cases?

Guess this blows that report out of the water.

 

[Countrymouse]

I thought there was a total lockdown on the MSM reporting any real or suspected Ebola cases?

Guess this blows that report out of the water.

I do seem to remember one of the MSM's actually posting a directive explaining that they were not going to report "suspected" cases at all, and not report "confirmed" ones until....I forget, some certain "level" of certainty or something.

Anyone remember that directive / release? Can they re-post?

 

[nchomemaker]

"Out of an abundance of caution...." It's the new cya protocol.

I must be missing something here somewhere. Child had NO fever, vomited ONCE, NO exposure risk but is being transferred with isolation protocols for ongoing observation in ISOLATION. What am I missing?

 

[@pQlrppl]

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[Lilbitsnana]

I do seem to remember one of the MSM's actually posting a directive explaining that they were not going to report "suspected" cases at all, and not report "confirmed" ones until....I forget, some certain "level" of certainty or something.

Anyone remember that directive / release? Can they re-post?

AP was one of the ones that "advised"/warned their reporters and editors about it, it seems there was another agency too, but can't remember.

 

[Possible Impact]

Chicago Hospitals Monitoring 2 Sick Passengers From Liberia,
CDC Not Testing For Ebola


Submitted by Tyler Durden on 10/21/2014 23:11 -0400
http://www.zerohedge.com/news/2014-...mptomatic-passengers-liberia-cdc-not-testing-


Just when you thought it was safe to BTF-Ebola-Is-Fixed-Dip... ABC7 Chicago
reports, two unrelated passengers (one child - vomiting, no fever; one adult
- nausea, diarrhea, no fever) originating from Liberia became ill en route to
O'Hare International Airport. The two patients are being monitored in isolation at
The University of Chicago Medical Center and Rush University Medical Center but
based on the latest reports and risk exposures (from the Chicago Ebola Resource
Network), the CDC has determined not to test them for Ebola... (perhaps they
are waiting for Ron Klain to start work tomorrow to give them the go-ahead).

“City and hospital officials are working closely with the CDC to continue monitoring,”
officials noted.

Ambulances wait at Rush University Medical Center


Full Statement:


h/t @SamJCharles

 

[John Deere Girl]

I guess I better contact our family who lives in the area.

 

[Lilbitsnana]

99.999% of the time, I am content just reading twitter and have no desire to open an account; then someone will post something stupid like this, and I almost reconsider.


Kate Sutcliffe ‏@ksutclif 39m39 minutes ago

Before freaking out, please note 2 suspected #Chicago #ebola cases had NO FEVER. That's the 1st symptom. Also no known exposures.

 

[Lilbitsnana]

Eric Tendian ‏@EricTendian 1h1 hour ago

How timely, http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/breaking/chi-chicago-hospitals-ebola-20141021-story.html … @ungersam: Rush, Lurie Children's are evaluating 2 passengers from #Liberia for possible #ebola symptoms


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4 Chicago hospitals will handle Ebola; nurses call for hazmat protection

Four Chicago hospitals have agreed to treat potential Ebola patients

Rush University Medical Center RN Melanie Irving, takes off one layer of gloves while participating in a personal protection suit training session for staff of the Chicago hospital. (Chris Sweda, Chicago Tribune)

By Robert McCoppin, Tribune reporter contact the reporter

Hospitals and ClinicsHealthcare ProvidersColleges and UniversitiesEbolaDiseases and IllnessesUniversity of ChicagoNorthwestern Memorial Hospital

Four Chicago hospitals will treat potential Ebola patients, and federal officials announced more strict guidelines for handling those cases, even as a nurses union continued to push Tuesday for additional measures.


City officials confirmed that Rush University Medical Center, University of Chicago Medical Center, Northwestern Memorial Hospital and Lurie Children’s Hospital agreed to take Ebola patients from other hospitals and health care providers should any cases appear in Chicago.

Mayor Rahm Emanuel said the chances of someone being diagnosed in Chicago are “extremely unlikely.” If so, the Chicago Department of Public Health see that blood samples are tested and that the patient is isolated and transferred to one of the four hospitals following federal protocols.
lRelated 2 from Liberia screened for Ebola after falling ill on flights to Chicago

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2 from Liberia screened for Ebola after falling ill on flights to Chicago

Separately, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention issued updated guidelines, advising that health care workers have no exposed skin while caring for Ebola patients. The CDC also called for all health care workers caring for Ebola patients to receive repeated training on Ebola-related infection control, including taking on and off personal protective equipment under close supervision.

National Nurses United, a union representing 185,000 nurses nationwide, welcomed the CDC update but called for going a step further.

Ebola fear puts family in voluntary quarantine in Rock Island
Robert McCoppin

The nurses want the federal government to require hospitals to provide one-piece hazardous material suits and air purifying respirators to all health care workers that provide direct patient care, and to cut off federal funding to hospitals that don’t comply.

The CDC, based on recent experience at hospitals that have successfully treated Ebola patients, does not require hazmat suits. Instead, it recommends a fluid-resistant gown or coverall with double gloves, waterproof boot covers, a mask or air purifying respirator, a full-face shield and surgical hoods to cover the head and neck, while allowing options to account for availability and familiarity.
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@former-Republican NEW SURVEY: A majority of democrats only trust MSLSD News to tell them why they hate Republicans today. One Ebola death was enough for democrats to call for a ban of fictional flights but 30k drug deaths isn't enough for them to close dumb loopholes.
Dr Vinny Boombotts 
at 10:33 PM October 21, 2014


Nurses union spokeswoman Jan Rodolfo said that each separate piece of equipment taken off after caring for an Ebola patient raises the risk of contact with bodily fluids, which is how the virus spreads.

Costs of such suits can vary widely, but the union put the cost of each suit at about $300. Members did not know the total cost for what could be thousands of health care workers, but Rodolfo said they think hospitals have adequate funds to pay for it.
Timeline: Ebola Outbreak 2014
Timeline: Ebola Outbreak 2014Read the story

The University of Chicago Medical Center this week got about 1,000 single-piece Tyvek suits with hoods for its workers who have volunteered to care for any potential Ebola patients. The hospital has begun training about 40 nurses and 20 doctors so they would be able to handle two patients for the duration of their treatment, said Krista Curell, who is directing Ebola preparations at the hospital.

The Tyvek suit goes beyond the CDC guidelines, but the federal recommendations are certainly sufficient, Curell said. Other workers are also being trained to screen and isolate a patient who comes in with the virus.

While the Illinois Hospital Association has said all its hospitals are prepared to handle infectious diseases like Ebola, the Illinois Department of Public Health said it is looking into whether certain hospitals would handle cases outside Chicago.

http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/breaking/chi-chicago-hospitals-ebola-20141021-story.html

 

[Mulder]

What are these people thinking?

 

[Betty_Rose]

99.999% of the time, I am content just reading twitter and have no desire to open an account; then someone will post something stupid like this, and I almost reconsider.


Kate Sutcliffe ‏@ksutclif 39m39 minutes ago

Before freaking out, please note 2 suspected #Chicago #ebola cases had NO FEVER. That's the 1st symptom. Also no known exposures.

Aren't there some number of Ebola victims that never develop fever?

 

[Sammy]

Aren't there some number of Ebola victims that never develop fever?

Yes... this was discussed before can be found here...

http://emedicine.medscape.com/article/216288-clinical#a0256

Here is the portion on fever... my highlight in red

"Clinical course
Human infections with African-derived Ebolavirus species are characterized by an incubation period that is typically 3-8 days in primary cases and slightly longer in secondary cases. However, cases with incubation periods of 19 and 21 days have been observed.

The onset of clinical symptoms is sudden. Severe headache (50%-74%), arthralgias or myalgias (50%-79%), fever with or without chills (95%), anorexia (45%), and asthenia (85%-95%) occur early in the disease.

Gastrointestinal (GI) symptoms, including abdominal pain (65%), nausea and vomiting (68%-73%), and diarrhea (85%), soon follow. Evidence of mucous membrane involvement includes conjunctivitis (45%), odynophagia or dysphagia (57%), and bleeding from multiple sites in the GI tract. Bleeding from mucous membranes and puncture sites is reported in 40%-50% of patients.

A rash, which in survivors desquamates during convalescence, is seen in approximately 15% of patients. Terminally ill patients often are obtunded, anuric, tachypneic, normothermic, and in shock.

Although the mechanism is unclear, hiccups were noted in fatal cases of Ebola virus disease in both the 1976 and the 1995 outbreaks in the DRC. In the 1995 Ebola virus outbreak in Kikwit, DRC, tachypnea was the single most discriminating sign that separated survivors (none of whom had tachypnea) from patients who died (37% of whom had tachypnea)."



A more recent story with pics dated May 20, 2014, can be found here

http://www.msf.org/node/40546

Here is the text of the relevant pics

After a phone call, an MSF team goes to Finda Marie Kamano's home, age 33. She reported extreme weakness, vomiting, and dysentery. These symptoms, along with fever and nosebleeds, are typical of those caused of the Ebola virus.


Photo: SYLVAIN CHERKAOUI/Cosmos/
With her eyes glazed over, Finda Marie shows obvious signs of fatigue. The MSF team decides to take her to the treatment centre and isolate her from the rest of her family and test her for Ebola.

Photo: SYLVAIN CHERKAOUI/Cosmos/
An MSF doctor takes her temperature. At 36.6C she has no fever. Although the Ebola virus often causes a fever, the fact that she does not have one is not a decisive factor in determining whether or not a patient is infected.


IMHO... it is interesting to note that 95% seems to be the "Magic Safe Zone" ... 95% of cases show Fever... So let's use fever as a critical indicator... 95% of cases show symptoms at 21 days.... so let's use 21 days as the "all clear" threshold....

Is it just me or is anyone else worrying about that other 5%, given that this is indeed a BSL4 Pathogen that has already had some pretty terrible effects on individuals, families and indeed... entire countries.... It just took ONE infected person here... to cause all that has gone on recently in this country.

As the saying goes... we will need to be "lucky" and dodge quite a few "bullets" before this is over...

Ebola ... only needs to be "lucky" once...

5% of how many people arriving or getting sick on flights, walking into hospitals feeling ill or crossing our borders illegally... etc....

JMHO....

Sammy

 

[Lilbitsnana]

Aren't there some number of Ebola victims that never develop fever?

Yes, which is why I said her tweet was stupid.

 

[pirate9933]

I must be missing something here somewhere. Child had NO fever, vomited ONCE, NO exposure risk but is being transferred with isolation protocols for ongoing observation in ISOLATION. What am I missing?

You're not missing a thing. The only thing the MSM and gov will report are stories like this. No chance of ebola so a great all is ok scenario gets reported.

 

[Lilbitsnana]

I must be missing something here somewhere. Child had NO fever, vomited ONCE, NO exposure risk but is being transferred with isolation protocols for ongoing observation in ISOLATION. What am I missing?

The child is from Liberia, with those symptoms, it should be enough to check him/her. They easily could have lied about having been around a "known/suspected" Ebola patient while in Liberia.

 

[Fetz]

Yes Lilbitsnana, lie or die. We are all human and will try to stay alive.

 

[FROG]

You're not missing a thing. The only thing the MSM and gov will report are stories like this. No chance of ebola so a great all is ok scenario gets reported.

All rainbows and ponies!!!

 

[Be Well]

Aren't there some number of Ebola victims that never develop fever?

Yes, something like 12%. IIRC.

 

[Illini Warrior]

What are these people thinking?

who do you think is doing the airport screenings .... TSA .... enough said .... those idiots are going to be sending red haired Irish women with period cramps to isolation

 

[Dennis Olson]

Maybe we can get the chocolate messiah to go there and kiss him...

 

[Lilbitsnana]

The child tested negative.


Chicago News Now ‏@chicagonewsnow 30m30 minutes ago

Ebola test negative for child who fell ill on flight from Liberia to O'Hare http://dlvr.it/7JDCP8 #chicago

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Ebola test negative for child who fell ill on flight from Liberia to...

A girl has tested negative for the Ebola virus after falling ill earlier this week during a flight from Liberia to Chicago, hospital officials said late Thursday.