How To Manage Ebola At Home Before Ambulance Comes

It is usually recommended that all Ebola-infected persons should be
admitted to an isolation unit in a health care facility.

However, in some cases where medical help cannot reach the infected
person fast, experts say that where the right precautions are taken, Ebola
can be managed at home.

According to the experts, it is very important to to maximize the chances
of the person’s survival, protect family members and break the
transmission of the virus to others.
While waiting for an ambulance from the isolation centre to arrive, and
thereby reduce infection of other family members, do the next
(information gleaned from a document provided by the Ebola
Emergency Operations Centre (EEOC) in Lagos):

The patient should be restricted to one room or area of the household and
if possible the area should be roped off.

The patient should be restricted to one toilet and bath. Other family
members should not use it.

If care must be given to the patient, one family member should be desig­
nated to provide the care while avoiding direct contact with the infected
person.

Waterproof gloves without holes, such as household heavy-duty rubber
gloves, should be worn before entering the room and before touching any
surfaces or the patient. Hands must be washed very well before and after
entering the patient’s room.

Avoid stepping on any fluids (such as vomit, urine, blood or diarrhea) of
the patient.

When giving care, it is advised that the caregiver must always stay
behind the patient and avoid any direct contact with the patient’s clothes,
beddings and other household items that the patient may have touched
such as bowls, cups and plates.

A mask or dry towel should be wrapped around the face to protect the
mouth and nose when entering the patient’s room.
If any cleaning must be done, caregivers must use diluted bleach
solution, which must be made afresh every 24 hours as the solution loses
its effectiveness within that time frame.

Soiled towels and gloves must be soaked in a bucket filled with bleach
solution for at least one hour before washing.
After an hour, the towels can be washed with soap and re-used once they
are dry.

Never put bleach or its solution into the patient’s mouth or eyes.

Use
bleach-soaked towels for carrying or moving the patient.

In the event of the patient’s death, it is highly recommended that the
body should not be touched at all as it is highly infectious.
The caregiver should notify health authorities to retrieve it.

Beneficial info. I hope the time never comes for one to employ the directives given above

God will help us.

Nice one bt I will never have the cause to apply those rules IJN!