Comments on: Infection Prevention And Control Training

By: Ringmaster

Ringmaster — Mon, 16 Mar 2020 09:48:24 +0000

The “safety” equipment shown being worn in the photos won’t protect the medical staff. Full hazmat protection is needed or these people will get infected and spread the virus. They deserve the best and this doesn’t come close.

By: puzzled

puzzled — Sun, 15 Mar 2020 23:40:01 +0000

Wow.
So many.
I must be missing some thing.

By: Protection

Protection — Sun, 15 Mar 2020 21:31:36 +0000

It spreads as an airborne aerosol, like SARS.

Please don’t repeat the same mistake as Cayman did. Health City Cayman Islands is now temporarily closing and will not be accepting new patients for two weeks. Their staff tested positive because of the contact with Cayman’s first confirmed COVID-19 case, who is a patient at the hospital, later announced as the first death.

To protect them well, maybe learn from other epicenter countries, wear masks and goggles. One nurse, Alessia Bonari in Milan, shared a picture on Instagram showing the bruises her protective mask had left on her face. She said in Italian that when she is in her protective clothing, she can’t go to the toilet or drink for six hours. That’s type of protection we need, not disposable gowns.

By: sage

sage — Sun, 15 Mar 2020 20:04:02 +0000

Please tell me our medical professionals have access to full, hooded coveralls and at least N95 masks if not level4 bio hazard positive pressure, air supplied hoods and boot covers for dealing with people shedding the virus. They should look like the Chinese or S. Korean personnel not like the workers at the US nursing home who wore only basic equipment at first. Stay safe.