Acidified Bleach may be a good agent to disinfect large areas contaminated with COVID-19. Its ingredients are there in your kitchen.
Crisis management
[Translate] This blog is not intended as advice. It is for educational and research purposes only. Read this disclaimer first if you want to read this post. The use of protective sneeze screens in shops is interesting because it may actually increase the COVID-19 risk. A few years ago I […]
COVID-19 – Woolworths protective screens – why they will not ...
Australia can quickly meet the need for COVID-19 ventilators to save lives, but only if the Australian Government funds and helps facilitate the project.
COVID-19 Ventilators
[Translate] This blog is not intended as advice. It is for educational and research purposes only. Read this disclaimer first if you want to read this post. Out of the mire of bad advice, health authorities have emerged as authoritative. Much of their advice is good, but it comes with […]
COVID-19 has been “medicalised”
[Translate] This blog is not intended as advice. It is for educational and research purposes only. Read this disclaimer first if you want to read this post. Figures from the Australian Department of Health 1pm 16 Mar 2020 are revealing, but are more easily understood as a pie chart than […]
COVID-19 – When will Australia place a travel ban on ...
The maintenance people are often forgotten when it comes to respiratory protection. The use of surgcial type masks in a heath care setting to protect against Legionella is very wrong and gives a false sence of security, particularly when no attention is paid to fit.
Legionella at Wesley Hospital
Compaisons can be made between the medical response to the Boston Bombings and Cyclone Tracey. In both, triage and staff support and initiatives significantly helped, though other differences were enormous.
Medical response from the Boston bombing
[Translate] I suspect the “failures” of the Japanese nuclear reactors after the March 2011 earthquake will present less of a health problem than the media is reporting (see postscript at the end – I could be wrong) In normal operations, a nuclear power station is likely to produce a much […]
Japanese reactor safety
Many public health authorities recommned dilute bleach to kill mould. It appears that bleach may be ineffective at killing mould spores, but a vinegar added to dilute bleach to reduce its alkalinity makes it much more effective.
Killing mould after the Queensland floods
The hidden danger of fungi and bacteria will be present after flooded Australian houses and buildings are renovated. The key to prevention will be the early treatment of cavities and surfaces before fungi and bacteria really get a hold.
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