I noted that the people on the telly were wearing TST suits. Are they
protective against biological agents?
Simon
Simon Carley
SpR in Emergency Medicine
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Sent: Wednesday, October 17, 2001 5:53 PM
Subject: Re: Patients Charter for Tourists
> Our orthopods insist on them being seen first in A & E and it is a waste
of
> everybody's time. I have tried changing things but when it is one against
6
> what can you do. It gets hairy over bank holidays when so many clinics
are
> cancelled that I have even been asked to see some returns myself that
can't get
> fracture clinic appts. By the time some are seen they have healthy callous
> formation. Can't see it changing much.
> Danny McGeehan
> Staffs
>
> BTW
> Woke up two days ago to see the CMO on the box and his words of wisdom
telling
> me how well informed I had been on BW. Notice it was the A & E depts that
took
> the brunt of the work when suspect packages are opened. Don't know many A
& E
> depts that have the training or the equipment for NBC attacks. It will be
the
> staff in our depts. who are very vulnerable. I have been trying to get
an
> airshelta here as well as a few NBC suits for years, mainly because I'm
more
> concerned about OP's. in a rural community. Should be interesting to see
if
> we get any movement in the next few weeks. Although I doubt it.
>
> I have been taking Rifampicin for atypical AFB's myself and unfortunately
will
> be so for a further 6 months. As far as I know I am covered for B
anthracis
> and Y pestis, as it does kill all most known germs. It certainly gives me
some
> consolation, I certainly don't worry about opening my mail any more. Have
the
> powers that be considered giving it prophylactically for health srvice
> personnel.
>
>
>
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