Friday, October 24, 2014

4 issues raised at the House Ebola hearing Oct. 25

http://www.cnn.com/2014/10/24/politics/house-ebola-hearing/index.html?hpt=po_c2

A popular topic right now is over the spread of Ebola.  America was put through a scare when two nurses caught the virus.  This article list 4 problems with the way that things went down.  1.Why did the president invite a lawyer to attend the hearing in place of the czar instead of someone with medical experience.  It would make since to want somebody with a better background in medical terms rather then law.  I don't think this was really a big deal though because originally they wanted the czar of Ebola, but he declined.  2.There was a debate over where our troops positioned in Africa should spend their recovery/quarantine.  Some wanted them to spend more time in Africa before coming back to the US and others wanted them to come back to the US sooner.  3.There were complaints about the supplies and training that nurses had received prior tot he breakout.  A survey said that 85% of nurses felt they hadn't been adequately trained for these situations.  This is where I think the problem was.  The bigger scare wasn't when the first patient came down with Ebola, but when it started to spread to the doctors.  Our hospitals should be well trained and prepared incase of emergencies.  4.The CDC had originally said that everything was ok in order to make the public feel better.  When the two nurses came down with the virus they were forced to admit that mistakes were made and that they should have been more cautious.  While I think that this situation has been taken care of it is still scary that things like this can happen.  We expect our government to prevent these things from happening.

2 comments:

  1. With a family member recently in the hospital, I've noticed something a bit concerning-the staff definitely do not follow all of the safety guidelines that are in place. While I agree, it is the government's job to protect the people, the government has already set guidelines for many of these things, and now they just need to be better enforced.

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  2. I just posted about this same article, too! It is quite interesting. I agree that someone with a background in medicine would be a more appropriate choice for the Ebola czar. And I agree that people who work in hospitals need to completely understand and follow regulations.

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