Kinda surprised this topic hasn’t
really come up before…
I’d prepare, its coming. 1 yr, 5 years, place your
bets? Its coming. Save your water,
food & fuel somewhere. Cycle thru your “bombshelter” supplies
so the stuff doesn’t go bad.
Hey, if “they” are thinking/worried about it
(ie: AZ govt officials [who never worry about anything except their next
check]), you should be too.
It comes in waves, of 1-3 months at
a time. It lasts 1.5 yrs or so. Per 1917 Spanish Flu info.
Do not think that
just because we are in the “21st Century”, that we have better technology. In fact, we
don’t. Really, we don’t.
Nothing has changed for warfare against viruses since 1917
unfortunately, except a vaccination. For example, this is the exact reason there
is no vaccine or true treatment for
HIV (Aids). HIV is a VIRUS, thus no real curing treatment.
With viruses, either your body kills it, or you live with it
for awhile then it kills you, anyway. Period.
Unless you have a vaccine, before.
Only, we do not have a vaccine for this N5H1 bird flu (&
no technological brick & mortar lab buildings to make one, or the
scientific knowledge for this specific virus).
YOU have never been exposed to this virus, so your body can
do NOTHING about it (it has no previous immunological memory). This virus will
kill you.
You need 3M N-95 or N-100 masks (Home Depot), WATER, food
for 1-3 months (more is better). Sanitary Gloves, etc.
Got your water
supply ready for no electric (a windmill, solar, or a powerful generator (15,000 watts
that runs on diesel & could
power your AC & water for ~4
hours per day, in the AZ desert heat
if this happens to hit in the summer – yes that’s
really 15,000 W not 1500.)
Think about your horses, they drink a lot of water. Minimum = 10 gallons per 24 hours at rest. OR colic from dehydration…
even if they are not susceptible to bird flu, but you do not have enough water…
Early regional
response strategy includes a tiered
treatment system
Louie Villalobos
The ArizonaRepublic
Jun. 14, 2006 12:00 AM
Glendale city and health-care officials have joined forces to create a comprehensive response plan should there be an
avian-flu pandemic.
The collaborative plan is still in
the very early stages, but group officials said they are confident every aspect
of the response will be in place soon.
Members of the group, which includes Glendale, ArrowheadHospital,
MidwesternUniversity
and the BannerThunderbirdMedicalCenter, spoke with The Glendale Republic editorial board
earlier this week about pandemic preparations.
Mayor Elaine Scruggs said each entity has a detailed plan in place. What's still lacking, she said, is a well-thought-out
regional plan.
"We're really trying to administer a response to a potentially massive
problem," she said.
The group also preached personal preparedness. Residents should have supplies
on hand to carry them through several weeks of quarantined living, assuming
they choose to stay home during the outbreak.
Officials said they're not trying to frighten residents. Plans are in place,
they stress, but residents should be aware of the possibilities.
Fire Chief Mark Burdick said a flu pandemic would make 40 percent of residents
sick. The key is to be prepared, he added.
"People who are prepared will live," Burdick said. "People who
don't prepare will die. It comes down to that
simple of a statement."
Early regional plans include using a tiered treatment
system that would quickly separate patients
along their medical needs. So patients
with the most pressing needs would be taken straight to area hospitals. The
rest could be treated in locations around the city.
One of those auxiliary locations
could be MidwesternUniversity, said Kathleen Goeppinger, the university's president.
Goeppinger said she could also see using advanced medical students to help treat patients,
under the watchful eye of medical
professionals.
"I feel we have a responsibility to protect the community," she said.
"And if we put our resources together, we can do it."
