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Suspected case of Ebola have arrived in Lund
Published January 4, 2015 15:01 ? Updated January 5, 2015 00:57
TEXT: MARTINA Glimberg, Sydsvenskan
Scania. A female aid workers took place today at Sk?ne University Hospital in Lund for sampling.
She has worked in Sierra Leone, where she has cared for Ebola patients.
On Sunday called the hospital in Lund in extra personnel to the infection clinic to receive a suspected Ebola cases. There is a woman care worker who has been evacuated. It was when she took off her safety as it was discovered that there had been a hole on the equipment.
It is the first time during the operation in West Africa as a Swedish medical evacuation procedures.
- We took the decision to send her home. We wanted to be safe than sorry, says Mattias Frick, medical coordinator at the Swedish Civil Contingencies Agency.
At the hospital in Lund, an infectious diseases specialist examine the woman and take samples. She exhibits no symptoms of being infected by Ebola virus. If a patient does not have a fever is no risk of an ongoing Ebola disease. But since a long incubation period, samples will be taken for several weeks.
- This may be seen as a precautionary measure. We follow the guidelines that are developed, says H?kan Mi?rner, Region Sk?ne County Medical.
So far it is only in Link?ping as high-risk patients infected with Ebola, can be nurtured in Sweden. There is the opportunity to care for a patient with intensive care and one without. Would more beds needed is an agreement with Denmark.
On the Scanian acute care hospitals are prepared to receive Ebola patients and diagnose, but not for final care, but an ongoing discussion with the National Board to expand opportunities for more hospitals to also nurture Ebola patients.
- Malmo could be current, because the hospital has modern infection premises, says H?kan Mi?rner.
No patient in Sweden has not yet been deemed to be infected with Ebola. The chances for survival were significantly better for evacuated aid workers than for patients who are cared for in Africa. Where the mortality rates of between 50 to 70 percent, while for the evacuees is 20 percent.
In Sk?ne has so far been a handful of specimens taken from patients where there has been suspected Ebola.
Shortly after midnight on Sunday landed the plane woman flew home and she was taken by ambulance to the Sus in Lund.
- Where does the team at the infection clinic received, after all the procedures and safety precautions, says Louise Ercolino in Region Sk?ne's press office a little after half past twelve at night.
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http://www.sydsvenskan.se/skane/sus-bemannar-upp--hjalparbetare-kan-ha-smittats-av-ebola/
Suspected case of Ebola have arrived in Lund
Published January 4, 2015 15:01 ? Updated January 5, 2015 00:57
TEXT: MARTINA Glimberg, Sydsvenskan
Scania. A female aid workers took place today at Sk?ne University Hospital in Lund for sampling.
She has worked in Sierra Leone, where she has cared for Ebola patients.
On Sunday called the hospital in Lund in extra personnel to the infection clinic to receive a suspected Ebola cases. There is a woman care worker who has been evacuated. It was when she took off her safety as it was discovered that there had been a hole on the equipment.
It is the first time during the operation in West Africa as a Swedish medical evacuation procedures.
- We took the decision to send her home. We wanted to be safe than sorry, says Mattias Frick, medical coordinator at the Swedish Civil Contingencies Agency.
At the hospital in Lund, an infectious diseases specialist examine the woman and take samples. She exhibits no symptoms of being infected by Ebola virus. If a patient does not have a fever is no risk of an ongoing Ebola disease. But since a long incubation period, samples will be taken for several weeks.
- This may be seen as a precautionary measure. We follow the guidelines that are developed, says H?kan Mi?rner, Region Sk?ne County Medical.
So far it is only in Link?ping as high-risk patients infected with Ebola, can be nurtured in Sweden. There is the opportunity to care for a patient with intensive care and one without. Would more beds needed is an agreement with Denmark.
On the Scanian acute care hospitals are prepared to receive Ebola patients and diagnose, but not for final care, but an ongoing discussion with the National Board to expand opportunities for more hospitals to also nurture Ebola patients.
- Malmo could be current, because the hospital has modern infection premises, says H?kan Mi?rner.
No patient in Sweden has not yet been deemed to be infected with Ebola. The chances for survival were significantly better for evacuated aid workers than for patients who are cared for in Africa. Where the mortality rates of between 50 to 70 percent, while for the evacuees is 20 percent.
In Sk?ne has so far been a handful of specimens taken from patients where there has been suspected Ebola.
Shortly after midnight on Sunday landed the plane woman flew home and she was taken by ambulance to the Sus in Lund.
- Where does the team at the infection clinic received, after all the procedures and safety precautions, says Louise Ercolino in Region Sk?ne's press office a little after half past twelve at night.
...
http://www.sydsvenskan.se/skane/sus-bemannar-upp--hjalparbetare-kan-ha-smittats-av-ebola/