Recent content by RabidBadger

It's her. http://globalnews.ca/news/1980002/human-remains-found-in-rural-ditch-north-of-calgary/

I would imagine so, but negative pressure rooms are present in nearly every hospital

No that was Amber.

I would not be surprised if Presby closes down it's ICU entirely, at least temporarily. With probably the majority of it's staff on quarantine now.

That was my first thought as well. She has to know that though.

I've been away for a while but to read this and about the nurse flying, CDC permission or not, what a clusterf***.

Again, droplet transmission. I won't be offering my knowledge or experience to this thread any further.

I'm a medical professional with training in epidemiology and infection prevention and control. I'm also a front line provider in an Ebola unit. Please don't as a lay person tell me i am wrong. Like i said, if you want to claim it's airborne, cite sources. Otherwise its just hysteria. It's my...

Maybe you need to read up on what droplet transmission is then.

Thats all well and good but stating it as fact is spreading misinformation and you'll have to cite your sources. You are referring to droplet transmission, not airborne.

That's not airborne, thats actually droplet transmission, which is already recognized as a method of spreading the virus.

Second health care worker tests positive in Dallas. http://www.nbcnews.com/storyline/ebola-virus-outbreak/second-texas-health-care-worker-tests-positive-ebola-n226161

A lot of the biohazard gear is becoming difficult to acquire on the markets as they are being snapped up by hospitals. There is already some gear we can't get our hands on should the need arise in my unit.

Deplorable.

If he doesn't mind, what is the problem? Also bear in mind that one donation does not equal one transfusion. For example: if 500 cc are drawn during the donation process, you could create 5 x 100cc transfusions, etc. You probably need a very minimal amount of plasma/blood to provide enough...