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| Love Field, Dallas: Who is the idiot with the clipboard ? |
| 2014-10-16 |
| [MailonLine] As news helicopters swarmed over Dallas' Love Field this evening to watch the second U.S. nurse to contract Ebola board a private plane bound for Atlanta, one lone man stood out from the pack. Holding a clipboard and directing the transfer, the unidentified man seemed to be the only person on the tarmac without protective clothing, wearing just a button down shirt and trousers. While Ebola is not an airborne disease, his presence so close to patient Amber Vinson's medical team sparked fears after he was seen grabbing a container and hazmat trash bag from one of the workers' in full-protective gear and later boarding the flight. Last night it was unclear whether the man stayed on board the flight and traveled with Ms Vinson and the medical team to Atlanta or stepped off and remained in Dallas 'He needs to be put on watch the second the plane lands so he does not infect anyone in Atlanta. This needs to be contained and I one will be ticked of I hear a report next week that he is the next victim!' Dean Pitts wrote on NBC Dallas' website. |
| Posted by:Besoeker |
| #4 Correct, Rob. The spotter needs to be close enough to talk with the people in the haz-mat suits, point out issues, etc. He's considered "clean" and can hand things to the personnel, take things back that are known or cleared to be clean, etc. Out in the open like that radio and video isn't going to get the job done. I've been in a haz-mat suit a couple times: you can't hardly see squat. |
| Posted by: Steve White 2014-10-16 20:30 |
| #3 Apparently he's their "spotter", nor wearing the gear to maintain his field of vision. Seems spotting could be done by multiple people at a distance, with radios if necessary. |
| Posted by: Rob Crawford 2014-10-16 14:52 |
| #2 Where are you at, 49 Pan? Right here in Dallas, the media is stoking the fires of panic. Excuse me, out of an abundance of caution. |
| Posted by: Bobby 2014-10-16 13:25 |
| #1 He is fine. The nurse is wearing the suit to keep the virus in. The others are going to be with her in the aircraft. Whats the big deal? |
| Posted by: 49 Pan 2014-10-16 12:04 |