Ebola Outbreak of 2014

What is she going to do, sue the entire United States?

She lawyer'ed up with Michael Vicks former attorney because "Everyone's picking on me"

Amber Vinson, the second nurse in Dallas to contract the Ebola virus, has retained a high-profile attorney, her family said in a statement. In the statement, obtained by CBS affiliate WOIO in Cleveland, the family said they “are troubled by some of the negative public comments and media coverage that mischaracterize Amber and her actions.” “Suggestions that she ignored any of the physician and government-provided protocols recommended to her are patently untrue and hurtful. In the interest of Amber and our family, we have retained esteemed attorney Billy Martin to provide us with legal counsel during this unfortunate and troubling time,” the family said in the statement.

Martin’s past clients include Michael Vick and disgraced former Idaho Sen. Larry Craig.
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Hey counselor: News Flash - Your flair for the dramatics (Not to mention money) is now level with the mental capacity of your client. You both should make a nice couple. :rolleyes:

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Who is she going to sue? She obviously made a mistake and contracted Ebola when others at her hospital didn't. You became a public figure contracting the disease.

If she is getting advice that she has a case for a lawsuit I would recommend getting a second opinion.

No fat pay day for you.
 
I'd like to agree, but these days there are too many cowards willing to pander to pseudo-victims. I wouldn't be surprised if she got some small settlement (even if it's just to get rid of her).
 
Nice high profile lawyer for an unknown nurse. Im guessing it wasn't her idea to sue until this cocksucker saw an opportunity and came knocking.
 
Scotth said:
Who is she going to sue? She obviously made a mistake and contracted Ebola when others at her hospital didn't. You became a public figure contracting the disease.

If she is getting advice that she has a case for a lawsuit I would recommend getting a second opinion.

No fat pay day for you.
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CDC and the Hospital for not providing proper protection gear.
 
SOWT said:
CDC and the Hospital for not providing proper protection gear.
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Did they fail or was she the one who failed to follow protocol/guidelines?

I guess we'll have to see. After all, there is a possibility that team leaders/managers actually did fail her in some way. But seeing as this is healthcare, I'd lean towards it being another case of someone failing to take infection control seriously...
 
Rapid said:
Did they fail or was she the one who failed to follow protocol/guidelines?

I guess we'll have to see. After all, there is a possibility that team leaders/managers actually did fail her in some way. But seeing as this is healthcare, I'd lean towards it being another case of someone failing to take infection control seriously...
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My understanding is they did not move Hazemat/Protective Suits to the hospital once he was diagnosed. They were taping standard gowns closed when getting ready work on him (compare CDC Guidelines with the ensemble the CDC Director had when he went to Africa).
 
Wow, that's just great. I guess it could've still been a dumb mistake that no amount of gear would've helped with though.

But I'm kind of surprised the hospital didn't at least have a couple of their own protective suits in stock. Seems like local police departments can equip themselves as if they're preparing for a zombie apocalypse, yet this hospital couldn't even prepare for an actual, plausible scenario?

There was an ebola scare in England last week (not widely published), which turned out to be just some moron... but the hospital where he went took every precaution. He was quickly met by staff in full protective gear, and the guy was put into a special isolation room. That hospital wasn't even expecting any cases of Ebola. It was just equipment they had on hand. Not to say hospitals here are perfect either, but damn, it just seems like a standard thing all hospitals should be prepared for... at all times.
 
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He's only been dealing with confirmed Ebola patients and decides to mosey on back to the US for a night of bowling. If the doctors can't follow the rules and use common sense, how can we expect the general populace to do it?

It's stuff like this that keeps my stupid meter pegged.
 
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"The goal right now is to make sure people don't panic," he said.
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How about the goal right now being to keep people with possible Ebola isolated past the incubation period and then we can worry about not starting a panic - by telling everyone that we aren't letting people loose in the general population if they came from an affected area. That seems like an effective way to prevent a panic...

On a side note, do they really have to send everything here to Atlanta? I can just see the CDC having a leak (remember the articles from a couple of months ago where the CDC labs weren't following their own protocols?) and having it spread through the city. Glad I work from home.
 
Deathy McDeath said:
Well folks, its been nice knowing you

http://www.cnn.com/2014/10/23/health/new-york-possible-ebola-case/index.html
Doctors Without Borders physician in NYC tests positive for Ebola
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Agoge said:
He's only been dealing with confirmed Ebola patients and decides to mosey on back to the U.S. for a night of bowling. If the doctors can't follow the rules and use common sense, how can we expect the general populace to do it?

It's stuff like this that keeps my stupid meter pegged.
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It's about a healthcare system.

Even our Clownshoes system is better than there socialized medical system. cough, cough.
 
SOWT said:
It's about a healthcare system.

Even our Clownshoes system is better than there socialized medical system. cough, cough.
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Indeed it is. However, our stupidity levels in the US rate in the top 10% of the world. We have some of the "stupidest" smart people in the world who can't seem to follow their own rules.
 
Rapid said:
...There was an ebola scare in England last week (not widely published), which turned out to be just some moron... but the hospital where he went took every precaution. He was quickly met by staff in full protective gear, and the guy was put into a special isolation room...
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Standard precautions that should be implemented with every moron...
 
Agoge said:
He's only been dealing with confirmed Ebola patients and decides to mosey on back to the US for a night of bowling. If the doctors can't follow the rules and use common sense, how can we expect the general populace to do it?

It's stuff like this that keeps my stupid meter pegged.
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I wouldn't get to excited just yet. Nobody in the general public has become infected by either Duncan or the doctor at this point.

The doctor knows a heckuva lot more about the disease then anyone here and we should wait to condemn his action until we have reason to.
 
Scotth said:
I wouldn't get to excited just yet. Nobody in the general public has become infected by either Duncan or the doctor at this point.

The doctor knows a heckuva lot more about the disease then anyone here and we should wait to condemn his action until we have reason to.
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He my know more than me, but he failed on comman sense
 

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