O/T Salisbury poisoning

[Exiletyke]

Until you know what the hazard is you don't know what advice to give to deal with it. Those engaged in the investigation will of course wear full PPE until they know what it is.

CMO gave advice "wash your clothes"
So she gave that advice not knowing what the hazard is even after one week & two people close to deaths door
If the nerve agent is so potentially lethal how do you wash your clothes & double bag & seal the bags without risking contact with the nerve agent
Pretty p1ss poor advice & it would certainly make me a tad more than nervous if I was one of those restaurant/pub goers involved
Anyone remember the BSE scandal of about 20 years ago when our food experts had seen nothing wrong with feeding cows, a well known herbivore, food containing meat/ bones & other unwanted animal flesh & these people just like the CMO are the ones we put our trust in

[KerrAvon]

Let me put it this way, Exile.

A couple of years ago, a building that I was working in had to be evacuated because a smoke alarm had triggered. The fire brigade turned up and entered the building wearing protective clothing. After fifteen minutes they came out and told us we could go back in.

Based upon your view of the Salisbury incident, I should have refused to take the firemen’s advice because they were wearing protective gear when they had entered the building. I did, of course, accept their advice because I relied upon them to have completed their investigations and used their expertise to assess the risk.

Take a look at your sentence about the nerve agent. It begins with ‘if’. That’s the problem you have, your argument is based upon a lot of ‘ifs’ that you don’t have the expertise to assess.

[Exiletyke]

My OP was a criticism of the Chief Medical Officer
With all the army personnel wearing just about anything possible in the way of protective clothing the highest medical authority
tells potential victims to just "wash your clothes" That was my point
This person is paid a rather handsome salary to be prepared but in my view fell woefully short

[animallittle3]

My OP was a criticism of the Chief Medical Officer
With all the army personnel wearing just about anything possible in the way of protective clothing the highest medical authority
tells potential victims to just "wash your clothes" That was my point
This person is paid a rather handsome salary to be prepared but in my view fell woefully short

Aye as though you'd gut gone for a leak , cracking advice !!!!!!

[Exiletyke]

On a par with the handling of Grenfell Tower in regard to the general public
Those with potential contamination must be worried sick
CMO should resign or be sacked




Hello where is everybody it's only a bit of possible nerve agent

[Gwynn Thomas vs stum]

It’s about as healthy as the snow scene in the wizard of oz where the snow is pure asbestos.

[KerrAvon]

Perhaps the Chief Medical Officer's advice is based upon an objective assessment of the evidence made available to her, rather than looking at media images of people wearing chemical protection clothing?

Perhaps her advice was even based, in part, upon what the people wearing chemical protection clothing found?

[Exiletyke]

Perhaps the Chief Medical Officer's advice is based upon an objective assessment of the evidence made available to her, rather than looking at media images of people wearing chemical protection clothing?

Perhaps her advice was even based, in part, upon what the people wearing chemical protection clothing found?

You just couldn't wait to disagree could you ?
Imagine for a moment that you were a resident of Salisbury Kerr & you had been to that area in question & seeing all the precautions taken with vehicles being "mothballed" & taken away on low loaders & hundreds of personnel attired in serious protective clothing with areas being cordonned off would you have been happy with the advice given to "wash your clothes"? one week later [note advice to seal & double bag your clothes or other items]
Even your beloved Daily Mail is unhappy with the advice


http://www.dailymail.co.uk/video/new...h-clothes.html

[yorkshireborn]

Advice from Chief Medical Officer to those possibly contaminated [restaurant users amongst others]
"Wash your clothes" as though the danger was minimal Is she having a laugh?
Sure looks minimal to me

if it was anything the amount used on the ex commie was very little he would have been dead within 10 mins if it was done right.

[Exiletyke]

Not sure I understand that comment YB