These instructions were on the CDC website, until they were ripped apart by doctors yesterday. The ‘instructions’ have since been removed.
Suppose the doctors and nurses at the Dallas hospital were relying on these for proper protective approach?
This is from CDC web page for Ebola personal protective equipment. Notice exposed skin at face & neck. Unacceptable. pic.twitter.com/ChTJwOFGE7
— Jonathan Reiner (@JReinerMD) October 16, 2014
Follow these instructions from CDC website for removing gloves & you risk contamination. Not how to do it. pic.twitter.com/0pIwqhbMIf
— Jonathan Reiner (@JReinerMD) October 16, 2014
#ebola @CDC_eHealth @CDCFlu http://t.co/RDxEEiGeBi
Really – remove gloves before gown? on Example 1. Seems wrong.
— Jordan Shlain MD (@DrShlain) October 15, 2014
@foxnewshealth How many more Healthcare workers need to get Ebola before CDC updates to wear hooded respirator? http://t.co/Pa1tRCAwtC
— Kevin Cope MD (@FamilyMedMD) October 15, 2014
@DrFriedenCDC @CDCgov Example 1 has at least two potential sites for #ebola self-exposure… http://t.co/qqQLHvZrEz pic.twitter.com/a21JMrd7Ax
— Ernest Wang (@Dr_CommonSense) October 14, 2014
Why doesn't http://t.co/CWRw7Ynfad include shoe coverings? H/T @kahngirls (Has your research found reasons for this, @tonydokoupil?)
— Andy Kahn, MD, FACEP (@andy_kahn) October 13, 2014
So my hair, neck, shoes, pants wont be "contaminated"?! I work in PPE everyday- wont cut it #Ebola #hazmat #papr http://t.co/4mbHgTtvBm
— Megan Whitley (@megwhtly) October 17, 2014
HT: Twitchy