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In reply to the discussion: Ebola Victim's Nephew: I Had to Call CDC [View all]KurtNYC
(14,549 posts)26. in ER jargon: Wallet-oscopy
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"When your fever is high abominable and your pain is quite abdominal...that's Ebola!" (See below)
xocet
Oct 2014
#7
This was a human err. The nurse who sent him home should made the mistake. Either she does not pay
jwirr
Oct 2014
#28
Agreed. When we have an epidemic going on anywhere in the world eveyone should be taken seriously.
jwirr
Oct 2014
#43
I have already apologized for saying this. I have a granddaughter who is an RN. I am guilty of not
jwirr
Oct 2014
#44
And even more incompetence. It was two days after he was admitted to the hospital,
pnwmom
Oct 2014
#17
They claim they thought it was an ordinary virus. So why did they treat with antibiotics?
pnwmom
Oct 2014
#18
Local news is reporting that Duncan threw up outside his family's apartment complex
MrsBrady
Oct 2014
#20
Chances are that a doctor would be in big trouble admitting a non-insured international patient...
Sancho
Oct 2014
#22
You may be very correct about the hospital policy regarding uninsured patients. IF so heads should
jwirr
Oct 2014
#29
One must wonder how much our response has been compromised by the corporate class
spike91nz
Oct 2014
#23
One incident does not mean that the entire system is going to make the same mistakes
treestar
Oct 2014
#25
The US's for-profit healthcare system is increasing the risk of an outbreak
Dopers_Greed
Oct 2014
#32