Results: The Dallas Ebola Fiasco and The American Healthcare System
Published on 10/24/2014
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1.
1.
Have you been following the news about the recent Ebola outbreak in Dallas? Yes
71%
1542 votes
No
22%
469 votes
Don't Care
7%
158 votes
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2.
If you have been following the news, Are you aware that this whole thing started when a visitor from Liberia went to a Dallas hospital, basically said "Hi I'm from Liberia and have a fever and stomach distress " (vomiting and diarrhea) and was sent home with an anti-biotic prescription instead of being isolated and tested for Ebola? Yes
59%
1269 votes
No
26%
567 votes
N/A
15%
333 votes
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3.
Given the international news attention about the West African Ebola Outbreak and this patients symptoms do you feel that the staff at this hospital completely dropped the ball? Yes
70%
1517 votes
No
12%
263 votes
N/A
18%
389 votes
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4.
After U.S Patient Zero (The Liberian visitor) died, the staff at the hospital were sent home and told to monitor themselves for any symptoms "in case" they were exposed. Do you feel that given the seriousness of this disease that it was responsible to send these potentially infected employees home where they could possibly infect family, friends, neighbors, people at the mall or anyone else that they could come in contact with? Yes, They are responsible medical professionals and capable of isolating and monitoring themselves.
22%
469 votes
No, Oh My God!!! What were they thinking? They should never have been allowed to leave the hospital.
57%
1237 votes
N/A
20%
434 votes
Other (please specify)
1%
29 votes
| Other Answers | Percentage | Votes |
|---|---|---|
| 0.23% | 5 | |
| not a responsible act. | 0.05% | 1 |
| don't answer leading questions | 0.05% | 1 |
| i don't know????????? | 0.05% | 1 |
| they definitely should've had other facilities set up so they could be monitored and allowed to return home if they were asymptomatic during the incubation period | 0.05% | 1 |
| no | 0.05% | 1 |
| i just don't know anymore | 0.05% | 1 |
| sounds like the plot of 28 weeks later | 0.05% | 1 |
| both are extremes. i dont even know whats right | 0.05% | 1 |
| normalcy bias can be a terrible thing. | 0.05% | 1 |
| i'm not familiar enough to know the proper procedure | 0.05% | 1 |
| cdc, the adminstration....the ball was dropped now we have a doctor in nyc with it | 0.05% | 1 |
| they shouldn't have let him leave liberia in the first place | 0.05% | 1 |
| the cdc should have them isolated away from contact with everyone in a secure place with just the health care workers who are trained to care for ebola. | 0.05% | 1 |
| i don't pretend to know more than professionals | 0.05% | 1 |
| too much reading on each question. please be considerate of our time next time when you create a survey. | 0.05% | 1 |
| can we stop condemning these people when we don't know enough ourselves? this is how stigmatization happens -- through ignorance and fear! | 0.05% | 1 |
| they should been quarantined in a private environment | 0.05% | 1 |
| full quarantine would have been wise given the info below | 0.05% | 1 |
| i don't know i am not an expert. | 0.05% | 1 |
| go to show how nurses and physicians are out of it. | 0.05% | 1 |
| ebola is very hard to contract and can only be contracted through the transfer of bodily fluids. staff members who were in direct contact with the patient and were potentially exposed any sort of bodily fluid from the patient should be monitored. | 0.05% | 1 |
| no. | 0.05% | 1 |
| they should have been isolated | 0.05% | 1 |
| a more moderare response that "no, oh my god!!!" | 0.05% | 1 |
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One of the nurses caring for Patient Zero dutifully went home, isolated herself and monitored her condition and a few days later started to display symptoms and was found to be infected. Another nurse decided that this would be a perfect opportunity to fly on a commercial flight to another state (Ohio) to visit Mommy. Do you think using this "self monitoring" time as a vacation opportunity was a responsible thing for a trained medical professional to do? Yes
16%
348 votes
No
81%
1756 votes
Other (please specify)
3%
65 votes
| Other Answers | Percentage | Votes |
|---|---|---|
| 0.74% | 16 | |
| na | 0.37% | 8 |
| n/a | 0.37% | 8 |
| undecided | 0.09% | 2 |
| i don't think we can make such a statement until we're in those shoes. | 0.05% | 1 |
| good procedures were not put in place by cdc | 0.05% | 1 |
| i think home is a safe place for the nurse | 0.05% | 1 |
| depends | 0.05% | 1 |
| that is not the correct information about nurse #2 | 0.05% | 1 |
| yes. because she was cleared to travel by the cdc | 0.05% | 1 |
| not applicapablw | 0.05% | 1 |
| i believe that the responsibility should have been on officials over the nurses | 0.05% | 1 |
| she was told by officials she could go | 0.05% | 1 |
| that's not exactly the way it happened | 0.05% | 1 |
| it's actually a yes & no the 1st nurse yes then 2nd nurse no! | 0.05% | 1 |
| she was asymptomatic, but she should've known better. | 0.05% | 1 |
| who can say? | 0.05% | 1 |
| don't answer leading questions | 0.05% | 1 |
| i don't know | 0.05% | 1 |
| this isn't a correct account of what happened | 0.05% | 1 |
| too much reading on each question. please be considerate of our time next time when you create a survey | 0.05% | 1 |
| don't know enough of her story | 0.05% | 1 |
| she was given permission to travel by the cdc | 0.05% | 1 |
| cdc gave her permission to go | 0.05% | 1 |
| how about stupid? | 0.05% | 1 |
| what would you have done in that situation | 0.05% | 1 |
| this shit was creaated in a lab..tehy cant wait to vaccinate allof us | 0.05% | 1 |
| except she called the cdc who said sure go ahead - blame the cdc | 0.05% | 1 |
| "mommy"? your bias is clearly showing. | 0.05% | 1 |
| unknown | 0.05% | 1 |
| your attitude is quite disrespectful. | 0.05% | 1 |
| not sure | 0.05% | 1 |
| sfhgdfhg | 0.05% | 1 |
| i don't pretend to know more than professionals | 0.05% | 1 |
| n/a, don't care | 0.05% | 1 |
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The nurse in Ohio began to experience an elevated temperature so she called the CDC and asked what to do and was told that it was OK for her to take another commercial flight back to Dallas. Do you feel that it was responsible for the CDC to tell her that? Yes, Because she was not yet displaying a full blown fever so it was fine for her to go back to Dallas on a commercial flight.
13%
290 votes
No, She should have been admitted to a hospital in Ohio instead of risking exposing even more people.
84%
1823 votes
Other (please specify)
3%
56 votes
| Other Answers | Percentage | Votes |
|---|---|---|
| 0.97% | 21 | |
| n/a | 0.41% | 9 |
| na | 0.28% | 6 |
| not sure | 0.09% | 2 |
| undecided | 0.09% | 2 |
| i don't think the doctors and nurses really know how to control the spread and the sanitary precautions they should be following and only trained professionals should be handling the patients infected in an isolated place not a hospital | 0.05% | 1 |
| they should have put on a plane in isolation and flown her to dallas, she was possibly contagious at this point. | 0.05% | 1 |
| can't judge | 0.05% | 1 |
| idk! | 0.05% | 1 |
| don't know | 0.05% | 1 |
| no she is dumb so is everybody in this story | 0.05% | 1 |
| the ebola outbreak is a fuckin hoax. | 0.05% | 1 |
| i don't know enough about it to comment | 0.05% | 1 |
| not aware | 0.05% | 1 |
| this isn't a correct account of what happened | 0.05% | 1 |
| n/a, don't care | 0.05% | 1 |
| too much reading on each question. please be considerate of our time next time when you create a survey | 0.05% | 1 |
| lies | 0.05% | 1 |
| i call bs..aint nobody that stupid | 0.05% | 1 |
| unknown | 0.05% | 1 |
| who am i to say? if i knew better i'd have the job | 0.05% | 1 |
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7.
Are you aware that medical care in the United States is amongst the most expensive in the world? Yes
73%
1578 votes
No
17%
365 votes
N/A
10%
226 votes
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8.
Are you aware that the salaries of medical professionals in the United States are among the highest in the world? Yes
62%
1353 votes
No
26%
566 votes
N/A
12%
250 votes
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9.
Do you feel that this entire incident has shown that the business of medicine in the United States has become completely out of control and ineffective and like the writer of this petition on Change.org (http://tinyurl.com/DallasEbolaFiasco) feel it is time for Congress and State Legislatures to step in and establish price controls, salary ceilings and performance standards for the business of medicine and regulate this industry? Yes
56%
1218 votes
No
19%
403 votes
N/A
25%
548 votes
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10.
Did you sign the petition? Yes
10%
212 votes
No
70%
1511 votes
I'm too apathetic to even READ the petition.
12%
256 votes
Other (please specify)
9%
190 votes
| Other Answers | Percentage | Votes |
|---|---|---|
| n/a | 1.01% | 22 |
| 0.78% | 17 | |
| na | 0.74% | 16 |
| i'm canadian | 0.60% | 13 |
| canadian | 0.32% | 7 |
| im canadian | 0.18% | 4 |
| i live in canada | 0.18% | 4 |
| not american | 0.14% | 3 |
| i am canadian | 0.09% | 2 |
| . | 0.09% | 2 |
| i am not american | 0.09% | 2 |
| what petition | 0.09% | 2 |
| i'm not american | 0.09% | 2 |
| what petition? | 0.09% | 2 |
| n/a, don't care | 0.05% | 1 |
| not in the u.s. | 0.05% | 1 |
| i'm canadain | 0.05% | 1 |
| haven't seen it until now. | 0.05% | 1 |
| i will sign iy later | 0.05% | 1 |
| i live in canada, unsure if my signature would be valid. | 0.05% | 1 |
| i am lucky to live in a nation that has a healthcare system that cares for its people. | 0.05% | 1 |
| not yet | 0.05% | 1 |
| i didn't know about it. i don't live in the us. | 0.05% | 1 |
| we finall, after an hour of reading, get to your agenda for writing this survey. | 0.05% | 1 |
| havent seen it/live in canada | 0.05% | 1 |
| n/a i live in canada | 0.05% | 1 |
| cdn | 0.05% | 1 |
| i am a canadian. | 0.05% | 1 |
| bias & propaganda from you?! | 0.05% | 1 |
| have not seen the petition but will sign it when i see it | 0.05% | 1 |
| n/a, i'm canadian | 0.05% | 1 |
| yes, we need price controls, but i have no idea what this particular incident has to do with that. | 0.05% | 1 |
| now i am thinking about it | 0.05% | 1 |
| have not seen it yet | 0.05% | 1 |
| let me add add an emphatic "hell...!" to that no. | 0.05% | 1 |
| have bot seen the petition | 0.05% | 1 |
| didn't know about the petition until now, but will read and possibly sign it | 0.05% | 1 |
| havn't seen it yet | 0.05% | 1 |
| am not american | 0.05% | 1 |
| i'm canaadian | 0.05% | 1 |
| not in the us | 0.05% | 1 |
| havent been asked | 0.05% | 1 |
| n/a canadian | 0.05% | 1 |
| no but i will | 0.05% | 1 |
| im canadian - not allowed | 0.05% | 1 |
| n'a | 0.05% | 1 |
| didn't know it was out there. but i will now! | 0.05% | 1 |
| not a us citizen. i am fortunately a canadian where medicine is less of a business. | 0.05% | 1 |
| undecided | 0.05% | 1 |
| didn't know about it until now | 0.05% | 1 |
| didn't know there was a petition or i would've signed it | 0.05% | 1 |
| n a | 0.05% | 1 |
| i'm canadian. n/a | 0.05% | 1 |
| did not know there was one | 0.05% | 1 |
| didn't know of a petition | 0.05% | 1 |
| too personal | 0.05% | 1 |
| too much reading on each question. please be considerate of our time next time when you create a survey | 0.05% | 1 |
| no but i want to! | 0.05% | 1 |
| i'm canadian - we have similar issues here | 0.05% | 1 |
| n/a from canada | 0.05% | 1 |
| just heard about it thanks for the heads up! | 0.05% | 1 |
| not from u.s. | 0.05% | 1 |
| i dont know where the petition can found | 0.05% | 1 |
| haven't signed it yet but sounds like a petition i would like tosign | 0.05% | 1 |
| didn't know about it till now, but i will | 0.05% | 1 |
| haven't seen it | 0.05% | 1 |
| i am not american (and thankful for that!), but i definitely know that their system is extremely flawed. | 0.05% | 1 |
| i refuse to sign a pathetic petition. | 0.05% | 1 |
| n/a-i'm in canada | 0.05% | 1 |
| where? | 0.05% | 1 |
| didnt know about it | 0.05% | 1 |
| na - not american | 0.05% | 1 |
| haven't seen any petition | 0.05% | 1 |
| n/ap | 0.05% | 1 |
| would love to for our american friends but we're canadian | 0.05% | 1 |
| canadian! | 0.05% | 1 |
| did not see the petition | 0.05% | 1 |
| will do | 0.05% | 1 |
| didn't see the petition | 0.05% | 1 |
| haven't seen the petition. | 0.05% | 1 |
| haven't seen petiton | 0.05% | 1 |
| couldn't find it with the link to a google search page. | 0.05% | 1 |
| didn't know there was one | 0.05% | 1 |
| what petition??? | 0.05% | 1 |
| have not heard about the petition | 0.05% | 1 |
| i dont live in the states | 0.05% | 1 |
| i haven't seen a petition on this matter 2 answer adequately! | 0.05% | 1 |
| need more info to make a decision like that and depends on situations also | 0.05% | 1 |
| not aware of the petition | 0.05% | 1 |
| i may.... | 0.05% | 1 |
| did not sign. i live in canada | 0.05% | 1 |
| i live in canada otherwise i would have signed the petition. | 0.05% | 1 |
| what petition???? | 0.05% | 1 |
| will have to read then decide | 0.05% | 1 |
| in canada | 0.05% | 1 |
| n | 0.05% | 1 |
| did not know there was a petition | 0.05% | 1 |
| i did not see the petition | 0.05% | 1 |
| not a us citizen | 0.05% | 1 |
| not yet, but i'll take a look at it | 0.05% | 1 |
| n/a i'm canadian | 0.05% | 1 |
| i am not an american | 0.05% | 1 |
| wasnt aware of petition | 0.05% | 1 |
| didn't know there was a petition. | 0.05% | 1 |
| i am canadian, was not asked to sign, but would have if could have. | 0.05% | 1 |
| i'm not in the u.s. | 0.05% | 1 |
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