Oklahoma's Ebola protocol faces first test
Updated: 7:05 PM CDT Oct 31, 2014
Several agencies knew what to do, but had never done it for real. The Tulsa Health Department trained for this, but it's a first for Oklahoma, and it definitely hits close to home.Tulsa man monitored for Ebola-like symptoms"We were immediately notified that that individual would be returning to Tulsa County," said Leanne Stephens, community relations coordinator with the Tulsa Health Department.On this day: October 31The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention told the Oklahoma State Department of Health, who told the Tulsa Health Department someone had gone to West Africa and was coming home. Officials didn't tell the public because the person was low-risk."We were able to contact that person immediately and establish the monitoring protocol," said Stephens.The person called the Tulsa Health Department after getting a fever overnight, and was rushed to OSU Medical Center."All of the hospitals, of course, have been preparing for a situation like this," said Stephens.That includes practicing using CDC guidelines in treating someone with Ebola-like symptoms. "We were pleased with how everything played out last evening," said Stephens.The health department says this patient did everything right, as medical professionals did their very best to keep the public safe.
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Several agencies knew what to do, but had never done it for real. The Tulsa Health Department trained for this, but it's a first for Oklahoma, and it definitely hits close to home.
Tulsa man monitored for Ebola-like symptoms
"We were immediately notified that that individual would be returning to Tulsa County," said Leanne Stephens, community relations coordinator with the Tulsa Health Department.
On this day: October 31
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention told the Oklahoma State Department of Health, who told the Tulsa Health Department someone had gone to West Africa and was coming home. Officials didn't tell the public because the person was low-risk.
"We were able to contact that person immediately and establish the monitoring protocol," said Stephens.
The person called the Tulsa Health Department after getting a fever overnight, and was rushed to OSU Medical Center.
"All of the hospitals, of course, have been preparing for a situation like this," said Stephens.
That includes practicing using CDC guidelines in treating someone with Ebola-like symptoms. "We were pleased with how everything played out last evening," said Stephens.
The health department says this patient did everything right, as medical professionals did their very best to keep the public safe.