{"id":239,"date":"2014-10-13T09:39:00","date_gmt":"2014-10-13T14:39:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/conservativelefty.wordpress.com\/?p=239"},"modified":"2014-10-13T09:39:00","modified_gmt":"2014-10-13T14:39:00","slug":"breach-in-protocol-leads-to-latest-ebola-diagnosis","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.conservativelefty.com\/wp\/?p=239","title":{"rendered":"\u2018Breach In Protocol\u2019 Leads To Latest Ebola Diagnosis"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/dfw.cbslocal.com\/2014\/10\/13\/breach-in-protocol-leads-to-latest-ebola-diagnosis\/\">\u2018Breach In Protocol\u2019 Leads To Latest Ebola Diagnosis \u00ab CBS Dallas \/ Fort Worth<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.conservativelefty.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/usa_map_medical_logo.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-119\" src=\"http:\/\/www.conservativelefty.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/usa_map_medical_logo.jpg?w=300\" alt=\"American Health\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.conservativelefty.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/usa_map_medical_logo.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/www.conservativelefty.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/usa_map_medical_logo-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>Reality check&#8230;<\/p>\n<p>It is impossible for every person to follow every protocol perfectly every time. \u00a0The only thing you can be certain of is that at some point there will be a failure at a protocol weak point or that there will be a breach of protocol. \u00a0These protocols do\u00a0<b style=\"box-sizing:border-box;\"><i style=\"box-sizing:border-box;\">not<\/i><\/b>\u00a0eliminate the risk of infection, they\u00a0<i style=\"box-sizing:border-box;\"><b style=\"box-sizing:border-box;\">reduce<\/b><\/i>\u00a0it.<!--more--><\/p>\n<p>This is a fundamental precept of risk analysis. \u00a0If they haven&#8217;t taken this into account, they are idiots.<\/p>\n<p><i>You<\/i>\u00a0might not make the mistake, but <i>someone<\/i>\u00a0will. \u00a0And after 30+ years in the healthcare business, it seems that &#8220;the&#8221; mistake is made by someone who is certain they wouldn&#8217;t make a mistake. \u00a0Or a piece of equipment or protective gear fails.<\/p>\n<p>One of the things I&#8217;ve had to plan on when designing class 3 medical devices is that <i>someone<\/i>\u00a0is going to make a mistake. \u00a0You design against it, but even in the <span style=\"text-decoration:underline;\">best<\/span>\u00a0case the mitigation can only reach the probability of occurrence is &#8220;indistinguishable from zero.&#8221; \u00a0I.e. it is <i>still<\/i>\u00a0considered a risk that can &#8211; and usually ends up &#8211; happening.<\/p>\n<p>Never underestimate the ability of people to screw up the best laid plan.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u2018Breach In Protocol\u2019 Leads To Latest Ebola Diagnosis \u00ab CBS Dallas \/ Fort Worth. 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