Hospitals Prepare For Bioterror

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Urban hospitals have begun preparing for a possible bioterrorism attack, but much work remains: Many hospitals have not conducted drills and lack needed equipment, congressional investigators said Wednesday.

Hospitals are considered key in preparing for bioterrorism, since victims are likely to show up first in emergency rooms. Doctors will be charged with diagnosing their illnesses, and hospitals could be overwhelmed if there are a large number of victims.

“The staff and equipment that hospitals would require to respond to a bioterrorist attack with mass casualties are far greater than what are needed for everyday performance,” the General Accounting Office said in a report released Wednesday. “Meeting those needs fully could be extremely difficult because bioterrorism preparedness is expensive and hospitals are reluctant to create capacity that is not needed on a routine basis and may never be used.”

http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2003/08/06/attack/main567031.shtml

2 years later, a tetra-billion dollars spent, and Bush hasn't done anything in our hospitals to protect us? I thought everything was done with a complete plan in place and the hospitals had all the equipment they needed!!! I'm serious. I completely shocked by this story.

Bush is incompetent! This is reality. What's keeping Bush in place is the American/GOP/Undercover Agent Media Whores. No question, can be proven in a court a law.

Yell this one loud Dean!

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