Re: 43 Treated for Bacterial Meningitis at Gathering
- From: "sdkautsch@xxxxxxxxx" <sdkautsch@xxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Sun, 08 Jul 2007 22:26:46 -0000
On Jul 8, 4:25 pm, Karin Zirk <k...@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
sdkaut...@xxxxxxxxx wrote:
On Jul 7, 7:42 pm, Karin Zirk <k...@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
cherish wrote:
Forty-Three Treated for Meningitis at Rainbow Gathering in the Ozarks
Friday, July 06, 2007
FALLSVILLE, Ark. - A case of bacterial meningitis among the several
thousand Rainbow Family visitors gathered in the Ozark National Forest
prompted health officials to provide preventive doses of antibiotics
to 43.
The U-S Forest Service says three nurses from the Arkansas Health
Department were delayed a day in providing the antibiotics when the
area where they visited Tuesday also turned out to be the site of a
drug bust.
But the nurses returned on Wednesday to administer ciprofloxacin,
known as "cipro."
The state Health Department says a woman was diagnosed with Neisseria
meningitis, an infection of the membrane covering the brain and spinal
cord.
The symptoms of meningitis begin with fever, headache, body aches,
weakness and malaise, and if the disease progresses to the brain, it
can result in a stiff neck and confusion, and might progress into
delirium or coma.
Forest Service officials estimate that about five-thousand people
gathered in the Ozark National Forest this year for the annual Rainbow
Family get-together. The gathering, with roots in the hippie era,
draws people from around the country to a national forest site each
year to pray for peace and celebrate love.
http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,288347,00.html
No drug bust. Just a warrant for bullshit stuff
and the LEO's causing an incident that almost
turned ugly.
Does anyone have any information on this warrant bullshit stuff? I
would like to investigate it and include the information in the
letters I am writing to the top state government agencies regarding
LEOs causing the delay of medication for meningitis by county health
officials. I am sure it will fall on deaf ears but will make me feel
better having at least contacted top Arkansas state officials and the
Center for Disease Control. I would really appreciate any information
on this warrant crap. To find this being the real reason pisses me
off even more. Had some child or mother breastfeeding (or anyone for
that matter) had contact with this woman that had meningitis and
gotten it themselves due to the delay in disbursement of medication is
a disgrace.
Thanks, Dee
Most of the warrants where for people who where
no shows at court. Most of the warrants stemed
from tix issued to people on the way into the
gathering including minor amounts of weed, minor
vehicle infractions such as tail lights out
and moving violations such as failure to signal when
turning onto the road.
Karin
Yeah, now the cops are changing up their story for the local news. I
just found an article that says they were trying to serve a warrant
and some Rainbows were escalating the situation to such a degree they
felt they needed to remove the nurses for their own safety. Right. I
guess we'll see when I get finished with the investigation I'm doing.
I appreciate the info Karin. Anyone else that has information please
let me know.
Dee
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