06-06-2011, 04:58 AM
Via http://ricefarmer.blogspot.com/ for June 5-6, 2011:
E. coli outbreak bug genes look super aggressive
http://www.usatoday.com/tech/science/col...Stories%29
E coli outbreak: German hospitals struggling to cope
http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2011/jun...-hospitals
I can say, as a former emergency management/medical systems planner, that the impact of such events on health care systems and institutions is significant, relveant to staffing, the health of the staffers, the need/distribution of required supplies and pharmaceuticals, and which will put a strain on institutions and drive triage processes that will impact those unaffected by the particular illness du jour. What you may see in certain areas -- especially if there are waves or concurrent disease -- is an ongoing medical disaster that will overwhelm entire regions.
E. coli outbreak bug genes look super aggressive
http://www.usatoday.com/tech/science/col...Stories%29
E coli outbreak: German hospitals struggling to cope
http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2011/jun...-hospitals
I can say, as a former emergency management/medical systems planner, that the impact of such events on health care systems and institutions is significant, relveant to staffing, the health of the staffers, the need/distribution of required supplies and pharmaceuticals, and which will put a strain on institutions and drive triage processes that will impact those unaffected by the particular illness du jour. What you may see in certain areas -- especially if there are waves or concurrent disease -- is an ongoing medical disaster that will overwhelm entire regions.
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