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Not a mosquito bite – Cover up in Trinidad and Tobago?
We all depend on honest reporting of cases of pandemic flu to alert us that a more virulent virus has evolved. Unfortunately, many politicians view H1N1 deaths as “bad press” that they’d rather not acknowledge. This creates a clear conflict … Continue reading
Posted in hospitals, Outbreak, public health
Tagged H1N1, pandemic, swine flu, Trinidad and Tobago
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A thousand Memorial Hospitals now – What will your number be?
We have often heard the slogan: “A pandemic will be like a thousand Katrinas at the same time”. But what does this mean? Concretely, it means that there won’t be enough essential services for those who need them. We have … Continue reading
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Tagged H1N1, Katrina, Memorial Hospital, mercy killings, national emergency, New Orleans, pandemic, swine flu
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Preparing for mass casualties
Counting of pandemic flu cases indicates that the number of Americans becoming infected is now increasing at an exponential rate. This has started within the last two weeks. Because deaths usually lag infections by several weeks, we won’t see most … Continue reading
Posted in hospitals, public health, Treatment
Tagged casualties, H1N1, national emergency, pandemic, section 1135, swine flu, tent hospitals, Treatment
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President Obama declares a national emergency with respect to the 2009 H1N1 Influenza
Here is the text of the document (from Politico): THE WHITE HOUSE Office of the Press Secretary For Immediate Release October 24, 2009 DECLARATION OF A NATIONAL EMERGENCY WITH RESPECT TO THE 2009 H1N1 INFLUENZA PANDEMIC – – – – … Continue reading
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Tagged H1N1, national emergency, pandemic, President Obama, proclamation, swine flu
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Truth or Consequences – How wrong information from the public health establishment is killing people
People place enormous confidence in public health authorities. Just the name “public health” suggests someone who is devoted to, well, the public’s health. Unfortunately, people who call themselves public health authorities oftentimes have undisclosed conflicts of interest which render their … Continue reading
Posted in hospitals, Outbreak, public health
Tagged CIDRAP, closed schools, H1N1, Michael Osterholm, Peter Sandman, school closures, swine flu, Thomas Frieden
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Lifeboat in the ICU
We don’t hear much about what is going on in Australia or New Zealand any more. One might get the impression that they have only lightly been touched by the pandemic. But the truth is a bit different: From Bloomberg, … Continue reading
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Tagged ecmo, H1N1, ICU, intensive care, pandemic, swine flu
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Pandemic Update – August 3, 2009
There have been at least 1,497 deaths due to the new H1N1 virus. There have been at least 383 deaths in the US. 88 of these are in California. However, New York City appears to have ceased reporting its deaths. … Continue reading
Pandemic Update – July 26, 2009
There have been at least 1,139 officially reported deaths due to the new H1N1 virus. There have been at least 336 deaths in the US. California has overtaken New York State with the most number of reported deaths, 68 to … Continue reading
Critical Care is Critical
One of the advantages of living in a society with advanced medical care is access to an extensive array of complex devices and procedures delivered by highly trained professionals. Conditions that otherwise would result in death can be cured in … Continue reading
Nursing a Grudge – Protect Health Care Workers or Pay the Price
There are already many stories indicating that hospitals and other medical facilities are being strained by large numbers of pandemic flu patients. This will only get worse. One can only imagine the stress that this must put on health care … Continue reading
