In a large-scale Zombie virus break out, I believe that we can expect political leaders and medical
authorities to display great hubris. Our medical establishments will believe that they can
successfully detain, treat, and cure Zombies. Back in August of 2014,
medical and political leaders decided to treat American ebola victims
here in the United States. They did not take the victims to a remote
location or military base for treatment. Instead, they brought the
victims right into the heart of Atlanta, a city of 5 million+ people.
Emory University Hospital - Photo By Emory University [CC BY 2.5 (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.5)], via Wikimedia Commons |
I
took this picture of the ABC News report on an ebola victim being
brought into the hospital. Notice that they brought the patient right into
hospital and in the process walked the stretcher right by an unprotected bystander. Notice
the man in tan and black standing in the center of the screen just to
the right of the last worker in a hazmat suit. (Find the i in Diane
Sawyer and look 2/3 of the way up the screen.)
The
medical professionals at Emory University Hospital thought that they knew
everything about ebola, communicable diseases, and how to transfer a
patient from ambulance into the medical facility. They did learn alot as outlined in this article. Fortunately,
everything worked out. However, if the same level of hubris was
displayed during an actual Zombie infection, it might not work out as
well. In addition, the sheer scale of a Zombie apocalypse would overwhelm medical facilities and the available security guards.
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