Texas Ebola patient dies

[sandorski]

USA Ebola 100% Mortality!!!
:hmm:

Srsly though, the most urgent thing we should be doing is dumping as much needed resources into the African nations infected with Ebola as possible. This particular case is the reason why, desperate people fearing for their lives will do anything to attempt to save that life. Even lying about things.

 

[rcpratt]

Look at all the people in here that believe this thing is contained.

Why am I not surprised that Dave is on board.

 

[Hayabusa Rider]

Why am I not surprised that Dave is on board.

I wonder if he's going to be one of the 180 million he has planned to die in the US?

It's not only a damned nasty virus but apparently has super powers.

 

[fskimospy]

USA Ebola 100% Mortality!!!
:hmm:

Srsly though, the most urgent thing we should be doing is dumping as much needed resources into the African nations infected with Ebola as possible. This particular case is the reason why, desperate people fearing for their lives will do anything to attempt to save that life. Even lying about things.

As has been said by others, the best way to protect the U.S. from Ebola is to end the outbreak in Africa. That would mean Dreaded Foreign Aid though.

 

[emperus]

USA Ebola 100% Mortality!!!
:hmm:

Srsly though, the most urgent thing we should be doing is dumping as much needed resources into the African nations infected with Ebola as possible. This particular case is the reason why, desperate people fearing for their lives will do anything to attempt to save that life. Even lying about things.

I agree. Just on the bioterrorism angle alone.

 

[sportage]

I blamed Texas governor Rick Perry for the original hospital sending this Ebola patient home without the proper treatment, and I still do 100% fully blame Rick Perry.
It is amazing people in the media cannot see this link between Perry and healthcare, or the Texas lack of healthcare, that resulted in death.

Here are the facts:
Texas has the worse record for people not covered by health insurance.
That is because so many in Texas have no healthcare.
Obamacare was an option and finally a solution to get those uninsured healthcare thru obamacare and Medicare expansion.
Rick Perry REFUSED to co-operate, and REFUSED to expand medicare.
That alone took away the chance for thousands of uninsured in Texas to ever finally have health insurance.
THANKS RICK!!! GO F-U yourself!!!

So, logically with so many uninsured in Texas, it is a given that all Texas hospitals are overcome with uninsured showing up in the ER looking for care. And unable to pay.
And no hospital could financially take on that burden with having so many uninsured at the ER door with no ability to pay.

So naturally, when this sick guy came to the ER, the hospital decided not to admit this ill person because the hospital must cut costs somehow, so people like this guy are turned away.

And this hospital sends this sick guy home with antibiotics.

This guy should have been admitted, and discovered he in fact had Ebola, then received early treatment. After all, others that have come to this country for treatment have recovered and survived Ebola.

But not in Texas. Not with so many in Texas without health insurance. And not with the hospitals having no option but to poorly treat people and send people home because the hospital simply can not afford to admit and fully treat.

And all of this nightmare in Texas is due to one man and one man alone.
RICK PERRY.
Rick Perry. The asshole would rather not co-operate with Obama and Obamacare to make some silly personal political point bucking against this president. And that price is now taking lives.

But this probably isn't anything new in Texas, to have people die because the hospital simply can not afford to admit the sick for better and more detailed care.
All they can do, the hospital, is send the sick home with pills.

How you vote has a direct outcome on everything else.
People in Texas have a chance to fix Rick Perry, i.e. republican rule in Texas, by voting republicans OUT where ever possible.

And maybe the next Texas Ebola patient just might get the needed healthcare that would save their life.
Putting the pieces together to realize Rick Perry is to blame is probably hard for most people to clearly do.
But one man tonight knows all too well who is responsible for this death.
Rick Perry.
I hope he sleeps well, because he knows exactly what he has done, and who is to blame.

 

[Hayabusa Rider]

I blamed Texas governor Rick Perry

Of course you do you hack.

 

[Mai72]

I blamed Texas governor Rick Perry for the original hospital sending this Ebola patient home without the proper treatment, and I still do 100% fully blame Rick Perry.
It is amazing people in the media cannot see this link between Perry and healthcare, or the Texas lack of healthcare, that resulted in death.

Here are the facts:
Texas has the worse record for people not covered by health insurance.
That is because so many in Texas have no healthcare.
Obamacare was an option and finally a solution to get those uninsured healthcare thru obamacare and Medicare expansion.
Rick Perry REFUSED to co-operate, and REFUSED to expand medicare.
That alone took away the chance for thousands of uninsured in Texas to ever finally have health insurance.
THANKS RICK!!! GO F-U yourself!!!

So, logically with so many uninsured in Texas, it is a given that all Texas hospitals are overcome with uninsured showing up in the ER looking for care. And unable to pay.
And no hospital could financially take on that burden with having so many uninsured at the ER door with no ability to pay.

So naturally, when this sick guy came to the ER, the hospital decided not to admit this ill person because the hospital must cut costs somehow, so people like this guy are turned away.

And this hospital sends this sick guy home with antibiotics.

This guy should have been admitted, and discovered he in fact had Ebola, then received early treatment. After all, others that have come to this country for treatment have recovered and survived Ebola.

But not in Texas. Not with so many in Texas without health insurance. And not with the hospitals having no option but to poorly treat people and send people home because the hospital simply can not afford to admit and fully treat.

And all of this nightmare in Texas is due to one man and one man alone.
RICK PERRY.
Rick Perry. The asshole would rather not co-operate with Obama and Obamacare to make some silly personal political point bucking against this president. And that price is now taking lives.

But this probably isn't anything new in Texas, to have people die because the hospital simply can not afford to admit the sick for better and more detailed care.
All they can do, the hospital, is send the sick home with pills.

How you vote has a direct outcome on everything else.
People in Texas have a chance to fix Rick Perry, i.e. republican rule in Texas, by voting republicans OUT where ever possible.

And maybe the next Texas Ebola patient just might get the needed healthcare that would save their life.
Putting the pieces together to realize Rick Perry is to blame is probably hard for most people to clearly do.
But one man tonight knows all too well who is responsible for this death.
Rick Perry.
I hope he sleeps well, because he knows exactly what he has done, and who is to blame.

Rick Perry is a God among mortals. He did what he thought was true.

 

[theeedude]

Of course you do you hack.

You don't think lack of Medicaid expansion creates an incentive to send indigent ER patients home with as little care as can be legally justified?

 

[dmcowen674]

Thomas Eric Duncan, we hardly knew ye. RIP.

Police that responded to the apartment now sick.

Looks like a Liberian landed in LAX sick.

 

[OverVolt]

High death rate infections fizzle out.

I'd be worried about an ebola strain that killed 30%. The most deadly pandemics always had around a30% mortality rate, not 70%. Hence why I'm not too concerned about Ebola. I still think its bad news, just not pandemic material.

 

[Linux23]

You don't think lack of Medicaid expansion creates an incentive to send indigent ER patients home with as little care as can be legally justified?

/this.

 

[Hayabusa Rider]

You don't think lack of Medicaid expansion creates an incentive to send indigent ER patients home with as little care as can be legally justified?

I think that if someone came in with a fever and appears otherwise healthy no system would take up a hospital bed. What system in the world does that again? None.

 

[Londo_Jowo]

I think that if someone came in with a fever and appears otherwise healthy no system would take up a hospital bed. What system in the world does that again? None.

^This.

Now had this man let the ER know that he had been in close proximity of someone who had ebola things more than likely would have been different. He kept this information secret (lied to get on a plane to Europe then continued his travel to the states) until things took a turn for the worst.

 

[Pens1566]

^This.

Now had this man let the ER know that he had been in close proximity of someone who had ebola things more than likely would have been different. He kept this information secret (lied to get on a plane to Europe then continued his travel to the states) until things took a turn for the worst.

The hospital has admitted he informed whoever examined him he was recently in Liberia.

 

[bshole]

^This.

Now had this man let the ER know that he had been in close proximity of someone who had ebola things more than likely would have been different. He kept this information secret (lied to get on a plane to Europe then continued his travel to the states) until things took a turn for the worst.

Yea I have NO sympathy for this fuck. Who knows how many are going to die because of this selfish SOB's criminally depraved behaviour.

I despise him and his fucked up family. Bastards don't give a damn that he endangered the lives of millions....

The family of the first person to die of Ebola in the U.S. is upset with the patient’s medical care, and called his treatment "unfair."

http://abcnews.go.com/Health/family...died-upset-unfair-treatment/story?id=26050956

 

[Hayabusa Rider]

The hospital has admitted he informed whoever examined him he was recently in Liberia.

Which means they screwed up in the communication process. "Well it's probably ebola but he's not our kind" and tossed him? If that's the criteria for not admitting then no one would ever get in for anything.

That's an incredible stretch that no one has claimed any basis for but the nutters around these parts.

 

[bshole]

If you read reports from Africa he did in fact know he was exposed. They are reporting the pregnant lady was in fact his girlfriend and that her brother died the day after she did. His boss and coworkers also reveal he knew he was exposed.

The man is a POS of the first order.

Starting to get nervous...... is this it then? Civilization ender?

 

[Pens1566]

Which means they screwed up in the communication process. "Well it's probably ebola but he's not our kind" and tossed him? If that's the criteria for not admitting then no one would ever get in for anything.

That's an incredible stretch that no one has claimed any basis for but the nutters around these parts.

Thanks for making some shit up that I never said.

 

[Hayabusa Rider]

Thanks for making some shit up that I never said.

OK I misunderstood. Explain it so I can get your meaning.

 

[Pens1566]

OK I misunderstood. Explain it so I can get your meaning.

There is nothing to explain. I was just providing updated correct information about the patient's initial visit to the hospital.

 

[FerrelGeek]

^This.

Now had this man let the ER know that he had been in close proximity of someone who had ebola things more than likely would have been different. He kept this information secret (lied to get on a plane to Europe then continued his travel to the states) until things took a turn for the worst.

The obvious won't stop the race baiters though. Never let a good crisis go to waste.

 

[Hayabusa Rider]

There is nothing to explain. I was just providing updated correct information about the patient's initial visit to the hospital.

Gotcha.

The problem is a matter of communication. If the hospital as an entity had realized that the patient was a a high risk individual then there is every reason to believe that things would have been different. Unfortunately the chain broke. The reply you quoted though was agreeing with my sentiment that an ebola patient being kicked out because someone like RICK PERRY wanted it that way is so absurd as to almost be comical. Yes, not your point I know.

 

[Londo_Jowo]

The hospital has admitted he informed whoever examined him he was recently in Liberia.

Mentioning that he was recently in Liberia and telling the hospital staff that he had been in close physical contact with someone who had ebola is two different things. Many people have traveled from Liberia in the past few months and not contracted ebola yet this person knew he had physically helped someone that had ebola.

 

[FerrelGeek]

Gotcha.

The problem is a matter of communication. If the hospital as an entity had realized that the patient was a a high risk individual then there is every reason to believe that things would have been different. Unfortunately the chain broke. The reply you quoted though was agreeing with my sentiment that an ebola patient being kicked out because someone like RICK PERRY wanted it that way is so absurd as to almost be comical. Yes, not your point I know.

The pathetic thing is that there are probably quite a few on the left that believe that.