Occupational Health & Safety: The news reports during the second week of October were so bizarre, you had to check the channel to make sure it was the news you were watching, and not the SyFy channel or a poorly written horror movie. The reports and images were graphic, from well-known and highly respected medical entities: bloody, soiled Ebola waste items openly piled or bagged waste refused by disposal vendors, inappropriate or no PPE/protective apparel on hand and ready, inadequate training or protocol for treating high-hazard patients, unfamiliarity with the PPE on hand, fatigue, lack of communication, lack of managerial support, and perceived indifference in some cases. Staff exposed, other patients exposed, needless public exposure, public mass air transportation exposures, and a lack of isolation protocols in place (or followed).
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