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Originally posted by Astr0
Hospital aquired infections are a sad part of medicine world wide and you as a professional should know that. You should also know that it is impossible even in a hospital theatre with fully scrubbed staff to avoid infection cases.
Originally posted by Astr0
I am stunned that you profess to be a healthcare professional and yet lack such basic skills - reading / comprehension is not your strong point I see.
See? I pointed it out to you so its nice and easy. On that note, why would I write a dissertaion on the subject of people who 'may have' more experience than you making informed decisions? are you saying there is peer reviewed worked on you and your personal experience? what utter rubbish. Lets have a look at your next little piece.
Hospital aquired infections are a sad part of medicine world wide and you as a professional should know that. You should also know that it is impossible even in a hospital theatre with fully scrubbed staff to avoid infection cases. I indeed shall take a long hard look at literature and publications / research to see how many patients have died of hospital aquired 'flu'.
Influenza, influenza-like illness (ILI) and pneumonia cause significant morbidity and mortality. Influenza contributes to approximately
36,000 deaths annually in the United States,1 with mortality increasing over the last two decades as the population ages and with
antigenic drifts in the influenza virus. Influenza continues to be a major cause of death and disease, readily spread by respiratory droplets
both in the community and in the health care environment. Health care workers (HCWs) are at risk of infection from exposure to their
patients, and patients are potentially at risk of contracting the disease when exposed to infected workers.
Oh and if you are a healthcare pro - you should also know that relatives coming into hospital are a large part of the problem - as are flowers in vases with water in them.
Well - I guess I'll just have to shake my head and be dead glad you are not my unit manager or any of the former managers I have worked for.
Originally posted by intrepid
Um, no. When Universal Precautions take place, there is little in the way of patients contracting infection. Like I said above, MRSE is a substance that is in every body. It can kill those with a compromised immune system. We went through that back in "08 and we had a ZERO infection transference. Hospitals couldn't even boast that. Oh, forgot to mention that our Infirmary was inside the largest jail in Canada. 0%, we were proud of that.
Originally posted by Astr0
A jail infirmary? Now can you tell me (A)how many beds it has, (B) are the beds seperated in bays
(C) are they allowed hospital visitors from outside or is it a secure unit where human interaction is limited and thus potential exposure is limited
(D) just what procedures your patients undergo inside the infirmary so I can guage for myself how invasive you will go before transference to an outside facility.
Thanks.
Originally posted by Mirthful Me
I agree... Your tenure would have been exceedingly brief.
Originally posted by intrepid
Originally posted by Astr0
A jail infirmary? Now can you tell me (A)how many beds it has, (B) are the beds seperated in bays
Those 2 actually go together. 16 private rooms and 2 wards of 4 beds apiece.
(C) are they allowed hospital visitors from outside or is it a secure unit where human interaction is limited and thus potential exposure is limited
The visits are between glass. No interaction except for the gaurds and they are trained in UP as well.
(D) just what procedures your patients undergo inside the infirmary so I can guage for myself how invasive you will go before transference to an outside facility.
Thanks.
There are no outside facilities. Everyone send these patients our way. They aren't turned down.
[edit on 31-8-2010 by intrepid]
Originally posted by Astr0
"Err HR? I have no staff.
www.naturalnews.com...
(NaturalNews) Shortly after Australia banned flu vaccines in children due to an alarming increase in vomiting, fevers and seizures caused by the vaccines (www.naturalnews.com...), Finland has now suspended H1N1 vaccines due to increased reports of narcolepsy in children and teens. Narcolepsy is a nervous system disorder characterized by extreme fatigue and daytime sleepiness. It indicates a serious malfunction of the brain and nervous system
truthaboutgardasil.org...
Gardasil is the HPV vaccine, touted to fight cervical cancer. But what they are not telling you is that thousands of girls are having adverse reactions, some have even died, at last count it was seventy one. We have got to do something about this. These girls need our help! These girls are having reactions such as; seizures, strokes, dizziness, fatigue, weakness, headaches, stomach pains, muscle pain and weakness, joint pain, auto-immune problems, chest pains, hair loss, appetite loss, personality changes, insomnia, hand/leg tremors, arm/leg weakness, shortness of breath, heart problems, paralysis, itching, rashes, swelling, aching muscles, menstrual cycle changes, fainting, swollen lymph nodes, night sweats, nausea, temporary vision/hearing loss just to name some of them!
Originally posted by intrepid
reply to post by Astr0
No. Cardiac we can do. Neuro, no. They'd have to go to a hospital. Where they may get an infection. No joke, we're damn proud of our infection control. I have yet to hear anyone better. I hope they do though. That's something to aspire to imo.
Originally posted by SWCCFAN
I would be willing to offer lead based vaccines to any whom wish to force vaccinate myself or any family member.
Just to define 'force' in laymans terms: Do this or else.
That's not going to fly where I live at. The Local Health dept. has been told if they attempt it to call in for those FEMA coffins, Cause they may get put to use.
www.nvic.org...
Originally posted by belial259
Look here is what I say about my kids. They can say the same thing.
"You take the shot, that way if I catch the disease you can't get it right?"
That is usually enough to shut down most morons. But there is no way I am ever getting another shot or letting my kids do it.
Originally posted by Mirthful Me
As a healthcare worker myself, I have no problem with this. flu shots, Hepatitis B, TB tests, HIV... It's for my as well the patients safety to have these immunizations current.
Originally posted by LAinhabitant
A healthcare worker CHOOSES to work around people who are ill. A healthcare worker can CHOOSE if they wish to stay home when they are ill, stay home and take over the counter meds, or CHOOSE to stay home and take prescribed meds or alternative treatments.
Originally posted by adjensen
Originally posted by LAinhabitant
A healthcare worker CHOOSES to work around people who are ill. A healthcare worker can CHOOSE if they wish to stay home when they are ill, stay home and take over the counter meds, or CHOOSE to stay home and take prescribed meds or alternative treatments.
And a health care worker can CHOOSE to find another job if their behaviour endangers the people that they are supposed to be helping, as they would be if they refuse to get immunized.
You stay home because symptoms have occurred that make you realize that you are sick, but by that time you may have been contagious for many hours, so that a health care worker with the flu who works around patients with suppressed immune systems may have infected, and quite possibly killed, a number of them before they had their first sniffle.