This Ebola thing just became a bit scarier but I have faith in the NYC medical system.

[hrmjustin]

A, 1, and L trains are the ones he rode but he was not symptomatic during this time.

[notadmblnd]

1. well then, why is it scarier?

If what we have been told is true, there is no danger for fellow commuters who rode those trains.

[hrmjustin]

4. It is scarier for people in NY.

But cooler heads will prevail.

[Warpy]

2. I would be nervous if I were assigned to be his nurse

but you can bet I'd be meticulous about maintaining protocols. I would, however, take comfort from the fact that Mr. Duncan had multiple caregivers with less than optimum gear and only two were sickened, one with a very mild form of the illness.

[uppityperson]

3. Closer to home, thinking "what if"? It can be difficult to trust the experts when that happens.

He wasn't symptomatic, good thing. He got help, good thing. I think health care is taking this more seriously after the first case, good thing.

[7wo7rees]

5. Yeah, we had faith in Dallas too. Good luck with it.

Sure NY will be right on top of it all. No problem, whatsoever.

In your dreams.

[hrmjustin]

6. NY was preparing the hospital for it.

[calimary]

11. It looks and sounds as though NYC was pretty ready for this.

They'd started preparing for this weeks ago. Sending "fake patients" in to - I think - eleven hospitals with a believable backstory - to test the reaction and response of those hospitals, they held a huge day at the Jacob Javitz Center awhile back wherein they had several thousand health care workers learning and drilling and running through exercises, and from what I've heard, they've designated I think five hospitals (?) in New York City as being Ebola-ready. Sounds like the New Yorkers jumped in with both feet and went full-tilt-boogie to be up for this. Seems to me one wouldn't want a response that was too slow or nickel'd-and-dime'd. the treatment protocols and adopted an "assume the worst" mindset. I would MUCH rather see a medical organization that went on an immediate "assume the worst" footing. DeBlasio said at the press conference that they've "been preparing for months" and that "every hospital in the city is prepared." GOOD.

[dhol82]

7. unless the guy was

doing projectile vomiting and spewing crap out his backside on the A train - i am not worried.

[hrmjustin]

8. Agreed!

[drray23]

9. listening to press conference by nyc officials

And it would appear ny handled it a million times better than dallas.

They immediately got him in the hospital using a special ambulance. He was send to Bellevue which is one of the 8 ny hospitals who has been training since august to handle patients.

The patient alerted authorities the minute he had a fever and this triggered the whole response rather efficiently.

[hrmjustin]

10. Yes it looks like they were on top of it.