Paramedics who attended to the Ebola diagnosed patient in Dallas were
not contacted by hospital officials, local or state health officials,
or the CDC to inform them that they were driving around in an ambulance
that could be contaminated with the infectious virus.
According to a report by Breitbart News, one
of the paramedics himself says that it was not until 48 hours after he
had transported Thomas Duncan to Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital that
he was informed that he could be driving around in an Ebola
contaminated death trap.
“[It was] 48 hours later before they finally took the ambulance out
of service,” said Dallas Paramedic Geoffrey Aklinski in a discussion on
Facebook, referring to the September 28th incident when Duncan was
picked up, violently vomiting, at his apartment.
“None of them have been contacted. None of the paramedics that were
on that shift and went in the ambulance were contacted. I’ve been off
three days now. No one contacted me and I was in and drove that
ambulance after it was infected.” Aklinski adds.
The Dallas Fire Department finally put the ambulance into quarantine
on Wednesday, a full day after the diagnosis was made public. It is not
known how many paramedics drove the ambulance during the 48 hour period
or how many patients were transported.
“This is definitely a concern and exposed workers have not been
contacted or tested… like me,” Aklinski notes. “I had to call into
control in Dallas at 8 pm and complain to get evaluated.”
“Three days after the fact, I had to demand exposure testing and they
are reporting following up with all the people in the ambulance??? Bull
crap!!! They haven’t even followed up with the ten firefighters that
were on duty Sunday.” Aklinski urges.
“How do you not test and contact the firefighters at the station on
Sunday!!! Only the two medics and the intern on the ambulance? I was
freaking in that ambulance hours later driving it!!! No one bothered to
contact me about it?!!!” he adds.
Aklinski also claims that he has attempted to contact mainstream
media outlets to get the story out, but has been rebuffed at every turn.
“They just go with the official reports,” Aklinski, who is due to
undergo a 3 week home quarantine, stated.
Read more: http://www.infowars.com/paramedic-in-dallas-slams-health-officials-was-not-informed-of-patients-ebola-diagnosis-drove-around-contaminated-ambulance-for-2-days/
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