H1N1 cometh
H1N1 hysteria is starting to affect daily procedures in the hospital. As you’ll appreciate below, although it was our patients who used to be in the bubbles, it is now the doctors who must walk around in a virtual contained atmosphere free of contamination from icky patients.
Here, Dr. Sulggi Lee models the new precautions we must employ for patients in respiratory isolation (ie, anyone in the hospital who so much as sniffles, coughs, or clears their throat in a conspicuous manner).
Be sure you are properly equipped when your chance to face down certain death from H1N1 comes:
3 masks, at least one of which must be a properly fit-tested N95
2 face shields
gown
gloves
booties
condoms (where appropriate)
cover any remaining exposed skin with ioban
(Rest assured that although Dr. Lee ran out of ioban here, she took a chemical shower after seeing the patient.)
Remember: Don’t Panic!
