For the second time this week, an American who was evacuated to the United States from the Diamond Princess cruise ship has been transferred to UNMC/Nebraska Medicine for monitoring for the novel coronavirus.
This person — the spouse of one of the 13 people who arrived in Omaha for monitoring and treatment Feb. 17 — has tested positive for the disease but was originally being monitored in California at Travis Air Force Base.
The American arrived in Omaha Tuesday night at Eppley Airfield. The landing was handled in similar fashion to previous arrivals, with the plane remaining in an isolated area of Eppley tarmac, with no involvement with the main passenger terminal.
In a message to the campus on Tuesday, Jeffrey P. Gold, M.D., chancellor of UNMC and the University of Nebraska at Omaha, and Jim Linder, M.D., CEO of Nebraska Medicine, said this will be the last time spouses from the Diamond Princess cruise ship will be reunited at UNMC/Nebraska Medicine. Although one person at the medical center still has a spouse elsewhere, the spouse has tested negative for the disease, and those who are negative won’t be transported.
“The addition of this person to the group being monitored on campus brings the total here to 15,” the message read. “Currently, 13 have tested positive for COVID-19 while two remain negative. We continue to update NebraskaMed.com with updates and answers to common questions about COVID-19 and our role in the response.”
My name is Cheryl Gelfand MD. I heard a man felt his breathing was better after vomiting. Could it be a valsalva or Heimlich pressure from diaphragm or such forcing bronchiole clearance and helps venous return to heart for better oxygen transfer at pulmonary vessels and capillaries and if so could there be a pressure
device made like the pressure legging? To help increase Max physiological potential of both.
Also there are many healthcare workers falling sick. Maybe the virus is staying on the masks and finding a way into nasal passages and mouth. If a greasy soap kills the virus in hand washing could an ointment be made to brush on masks and even pludgets into nose ears and sealing goggles and wiped on face. Hair may be holding the virus and it penetrates nasal and other respiratory entrances.
devices?
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Has use of c-paps been evaluated for help with Covin treatment? & what about the units c-pap users have to disinfect them? Capable of disinfecting anything else…like masks?