CDC to revise Ebola protocol; military readies medical team

[nitpicker]

Source: Navy Times/AP

CDC to revise Ebola protocol; military readies medical team
30-person support team from across the services to assist civilian medical professionals in the U.S.
Oct. 19, 2014 - 04:19PM |
The Associated Press

WASHINGTON — Revised guidance for health care workers treating Ebola patients will include using protective gear “with no skin showing,” a top federal health official said Sunday, and the Pentagon announced it was forming a team to assist medical staff in the U.S., if needed.
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The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is working on revisions to safety protocols.
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On Sunday the Pentagon announced that Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel had ordered the formation of a 30-person support team from across the services to assist civilian medical professionals in the U.S. if needed to treat Ebola. So far, three cases have been confirmed in the U.S.

The team was to be formed by Northern Command chief Gen. Chuck Jacoby and was to consist of 20 critical care nurses, five doctors trained in infectious disease and five trainers in infectious disease protocols. Once formed, the team would undergo up to a week of specialized training in infection control and personal protective equipment at Fort Sam Houston in San Antonio, Texas, then remain in “prepare to deploy” status for 30 days. The team would not be sent to West Africa or other overseas location, and would “be called upon domestically only if deemed prudent by our public health professionals,” Pentagon press secretary Rear Adm. John Kirby said in a statement Sunday.



Read more: http://www.navytimes.com/article/20141019/NEWS05/310190028/CDC-revise-Ebola-protocol-military-readies-medical-team

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About time the US taps its military for domestic standby...

[nitpicker]

1. Link to the DoD statement

http://www.defense.gov/news/newsarticle.aspx?id=123446

[hedgehog]

2. I submit that this is proof that the CDC is not incompetent -

incompetent bureaucracies do not move quickly to make up for shortcomings.

[Yo_Mama]

3. We're still waiting for the new PPE standards

http://www.cdc.gov/vhf/ebola/hcp/infection-prevention-and-control-recommendations.html

From where I sit, they look incompetent. I don't wanna hear somebody talking on a news show about them, I want to get them. I'm tired of PR before action.