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[Craptacular]

Sauk County First to Hire Bio-Terrorism Expert

Just in case they actually edit and repost the story, I'm pasting this article exactly as it currently appears.
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MADISON, Wis. -- Wisconsin $22 million from the federal government to prepare for biological and chemical warfare.

So far, the state has hired nine of 12 regional coordinators.

The very first, in Sauk County, says he knows the job is massive and wants avoid potential casualties. Dane County recently hired their coordinator and is starting to plan now.

Jeff Wagner is in charge of bio-terrorism planning for five central Wisconsin counties.

For a couple of months, agencies including hospitals, EMTs, and coroners from the counties have been developing strategies in case of a biological attack similar.

"We're talking about disease, and in the case of small pox, a disease that could wipe out a third of the population," Wagner said.

The counties are developing places of safety for the masses, such as schools, armories, private businesses or trailers within the counties.

Dr. Manuel Mendoza of St. Clare Hospital said teachers didn't talk much about nerve gas or anthrax in medical school and now its time to learn.

"We're also trying to have more standard training, so all of us are on the same page when it comes to a mass casualty event," Mendoza said.

Mendosa said his biggest fear is a massive cast atrophy.

"When we become overwhelmed or our sister hospitals become overwhelmed that can cooperate to provide the most care for the largest number of individuals," Mendoza said.

Cooperation is key, so hospitals will communicate with others through a secure Web site called the Health Alert Network.

"We're talking about everyone from pharmacists to physicians to public health employees," Wagner said.

Agencies say they are more prepared than a year ago, but Wagner admits fighting an invisible weapon is difficult.

"I don't think you can be fully prepared for bio terrorism," he said.

Wagner said education is the most important way to learn how to protect yourself against bio-terrorism.
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This is from a local TV station's web site, which usually contains well-written articles. The editors are either blind or gone. Wow.

[Craptacular]

Heh, sure enough, they updated it again as I was posting this. At the time I copied it, it was updated at 12:44. The latest version is from 1:50.

edit: It's still got a number of obvious problems.

[albionmoonlight]

Originally posted by Craptacular


Mendosa said his biggest fear is a massive cast atrophy.

Isn't this what just happened with the Broadway strike? It must have been horrible for Mendosa to have his greatest fear realized.

[Radii]

"Mendosa said his biggest fear is a massive cast atrophy."


Nice.

[Radii]

dola - bah, too late!

[EagleFan]

Just what happens when a cast atrophies? Does it slow the healing of the broken bone. They're expecting it to be massive when it occurs, did they recently get a bad batch of plaster for the casts in that county?

Wisconsin $22 million, is that different than US Treasury $22 million? Made of cheese maybe?

9 of 12, is that a Star Trek character?

For a couple months, very specific reporting there, not to mention the fact that a comma should not be in front of agencies.


I think they let the grammar school kids write this one up. That's all just the tip of the problems in that article.

[Craptacular]

Well, the latest update fixed ... well, attempted to fix, "cast atrophy" to "castatrophy".

[Craptacular]

At least they're trying ... the first line now says "Wisconsin has recieved $22 million ..."

[SplitPersonality1]

This makes me so embarrassed to be a Wisconsinite. :sigh::o

[SplitPersonality1]

dola. "cast-atrophy" reminds me of something.

Has anyone ever seen the gameshow "Street Smarts"? On the show, they ask people on the street very simple questions and the player has to guess whether the person gets it right or not.

In the latest commercial, the host asks a woman to pronounce the following word --- "STRATOSPHERE"

She pronounces it "Stra-tastrophe"

[tucker342]

WOW, that's pathetic. How did who ever wrote that ever get a job as a writer?

[SplitPersonality1]

Maybe the author is fom the Oklahoma public education system -

See Cam Edwards' thread

[Daimyo]

All your base are belong to us.

[kcchief19]

"Baby looked at you? Sarah, get me Superintendent Chalmers."

This is hysterical. The thing that makes it funnier is that someone actually tried and failed at editing it. Looks like they have some interns in key roles.