Dallas nurse SLAMS hospital's Ebola protocols; They 'refused' to work under unsafe conditions [video]

Greg P. | 10:48 AM on October 16, 2014

This could be the scariest thing we’ve seen yet on Ebola.

Meet Briana Aguirre, a nurse at Texas Presbyterian Hospital in Dallas, who sat down with NBC’s Matt Lauer this morning and offered a blistering critique of her employer’s response to Ebola patient-zero Thomas Eric Duncan.

Brianna alleges that the hospital “never talked about Ebola” prior to Duncan’s arrival, there has been no “educator” on staff for the past eight months and there was an overall level of bewilderment on what to do once Duncan arrived. At around eight minutes in, Briana tells how nurses were forced to wrap tape around their necks to cover gaps in their protective clothing. And at twelve minutes in, Briana speaks of a rebellion by the nurses who “refused” to keep working under conditions they deemed unsafe and unsanitary:

Watch @MLauer's full interview with Texas Health Presbyterian nurse Briana Aguirre here: http://t.co/gjW3g0gxFR

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After seeing this, it’s a wonder that more people weren’t infected by Duncan. Let’s see how the hospital reacts as Briana ended the segment in tears and in fear of losing her job:

@TODAYshow @MLauer #BrianaAquirre #CDC Hoping this brave nurse won't face any repercussions for speaking out! Can't trust CDC at this point.

— Julieo (@Jsulieo) October 16, 2014

And here’s Sanjay Gupta from last night suggesting that the CDC has lost confidence in the staff at Texas Health Presybterian and that is one of the reasons the second nurse infected by Duncan was flown to Atlanta rather than staying in Dallas for treatment: