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Civilian Emergency Platform
DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — Profuse painless watery diarrhea like rice water in outbreak area or after unsafe water exposure.
DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — NOT EXPERT REVIEWED — NOT FOR PUBLIC DISTRIBUTION
DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — Large volume painless watery stool, leg cramps, rapid weak pulse.
DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — Multiple cases in same community after flood or bad water.
Scene hazards: Community spread, Shock within hours
DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — Begin ORS — adults may need litres per day.
DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — Call ambulance and community health worker.
DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — Continue ORS while waiting — every lost stool replaced.
DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — Separate bedding and toilet use. Bleach latrine if possible.
DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — Call 112. Suspected cholera — need IV fluids.
DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — Alert district health — outbreak control needed.
DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — IV fluids and antibiotics in severe cases per hospital protocol.
DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — Community water chlorination and vaccination are public health actions.
DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — Do NOT wait for lab confirmation before rehydrating and reporting.
DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — Do NOT share food or water from patient area.
MYTH: DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — Cholera only affects weak people — healthy adults are fine
REALITY: DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — Cholera can kill healthy adults within hours from dehydration alone.
DANGER: DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — Underestimating speed of fluid loss.
DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — Cholera causes extreme fluid loss through gut — shock in hours.
DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — Outbreaks link to contaminated water and poor sanitation.