"In many ways, the historical evidence has been pointing toward the fallacy of this particular notion of patient zero for decades," Richard McKay, a historian of medicine at the University of Cambridge and co-author of the new research, said at Tuesday's news conference.
“The study sheds light from different angles to better understand the complexity of an important period in the past,” he said. “In view of this complexity, one of the dangers of focusing on a single patient zero new zealand email list when talking about the early phases of an epidemic is that we risk obscuring important structural factors that could contribute to its development: poverty, legal and cultural inequalities, barriers to health care and education. These important determinants risk being overlooked.”
What is the evidence?
(Provides evidence assessment worksheets and discussion on key topics related to pediatric diagnosis, treatment, medications, equipment, and resuscitation techniques. Updated October 2010. Revisions every 5 years. Provides rationale for CAB vs ABC approach.)
(Comprehensive recommendations on diagnosis, treatment, medications, equipment, and techniques. Updated October 2010 by the American Heart Association Pediatric Subcommittee.)
(Evidence from the Japanese National Registry that contemporary cardiac arrest and the process and outcomes of out-of-hospital resuscitation are age-specific, and that respiratory causes are more common than presumed cardiac causes for children.)
