What did Dr. Musoke do that
contributed to the spread of the disease? If you had been the attending
physician when Monet came in, what would you have done? Explain.
Dr. Musoke made a terrible mistake of not wearing any gloves and a mask. When he was inserting the laryngoscope in Monet's mouth, "[Dr. Monet] ran his finger around the patient's tounge to clear the mouth of debris, sweeping out mucus and blood" (Preston 17). This was unsanitary from his part and this could be what might of contributed to the spread of the disease. When Dr. Musoke pushed the scope, Monet vomited and it landed on Dr. Musoke's eyes and mouth. Dr. Musoke was not thinking clearly and it looked like he was panicking as well. He was a mess. He was all covered in blood, from his hands, wrists, and forearms. Also, the room they were in was covered in blood as well. Everything now became infected. In addition, nurses came in and out of the room. The book didn't not state if they also came in contact with Monet and if they weren't following any safety procedures. If this was true however, then this could also be what might of caused the spread of this disease. If I had been the attending physician when Monet came in, I would have first made sure to wear a pair of gloves, a mask, and some goggles in order to protect myself. Dr. Musoke did not think about the safe procedures. Unfortunately, he had to pay the consequences.
I agree with Lesley. Dr. Musoke and the nurses should have taken at least basic sanitary procedures, such as wearing gloves and cleaning up the room and themselves after Monet vomited blood and black matter everywhere. The doctor and nurses only aided the Ebola’s spread; Dr. Musoke felt symptoms of Ebola “nine days after the [Monet] vomited into [his] eyes and mouth” (Preston, 1994, p. 22). The lack of sanitary practices by the doctor and nurses put the current and future patients of the hospital at risk as well. If I had been the attending physician when Monet came in I would have worn gloves, a face mask, googles, and a coat and order the nurses to do the same. I would not have touched Monet’s infected tongue without protection. Also, I would have put Monet in his own room and had someone clean up his vomit immediately.
Citation: Preston, R. (1994). The Hot Zone. New York City, New York: Random House.
Dr. Musoke made a terrible mistake of not wearing any gloves and a mask. When he was inserting the laryngoscope in Monet's mouth, "[Dr. Monet] ran his finger around the patient's tounge to clear the mouth of debris, sweeping out mucus and blood" (Preston 17). This was unsanitary from his part and this could be what might of contributed to the spread of the disease. When Dr. Musoke pushed the scope, Monet vomited and it landed on Dr. Musoke's eyes and mouth. Dr. Musoke was not thinking clearly and it looked like he was panicking as well. He was a mess. He was all covered in blood, from his hands, wrists, and forearms. Also, the room they were in was covered in blood as well. Everything now became infected. In addition, nurses came in and out of the room. The book didn't not state if they also came in contact with Monet and if they weren't following any safety procedures. If this was true however, then this could also be what might of caused the spread of this disease. If I had been the attending physician when Monet came in, I would have first made sure to wear a pair of gloves, a mask, and some goggles in order to protect myself. Dr. Musoke did not think about the safe procedures. Unfortunately, he had to pay the consequences.
ReplyDeleteI agree with Lesley. Dr. Musoke and the nurses should have taken at least basic sanitary procedures, such as wearing gloves and cleaning up the room and themselves after Monet vomited blood and black matter everywhere. The doctor and nurses only aided the Ebola’s spread; Dr. Musoke felt symptoms of Ebola “nine days after the [Monet] vomited into [his] eyes and mouth” (Preston, 1994, p. 22). The lack of sanitary practices by the doctor and nurses put the current and future patients of the hospital at risk as well. If I had been the attending physician when Monet came in I would have worn gloves, a face mask, googles, and a coat and order the nurses to do the same. I would not have touched Monet’s infected tongue without protection. Also, I would have put Monet in his own room and had someone clean up his vomit immediately.
ReplyDeleteCitation:
Preston, R. (1994). The Hot Zone. New York City, New York: Random House.