Her name is Obi Justina Emelonu. She was among the nurses who
attended to the late Ebola victim, Patrick Sawyer. Here's a post she
shared on Facebook group - Igboville last week:
“I never contacted his fluids. I checked his vitals, helped him
with his food (he was too weak)…..I basically touched where
his hands touched and that's the only contact. Not directly
with his fluids. At a stage, he yanked off his infusion and we
had blood everywhere on his bed…..but the ward maids took
care of that and changed his linens with great precaution.
Every patient is treated as high risk …..if it were airborne, by
now wahala for dey. I still thank God. Friends, up to our
uniforms n all linens were burnt off. We r on surveillance n off
work till 11th. Our samples v long bn taken by WHO n so far we
v been fine. For me, kudos to my hospital managt cos we work
professionally wt every patient considered risk cos thats d
training. Had it been it's a hospital where they manage
ordinary gloves lik Govt hospital n some janjaweed private
hosp..:lol….wahala for dey o. I must also thank Lagos
Govt….infact! Even fed govt sef….all been supportive. I'm good
n so r the others in d hosp…..”
Justina hails from Mbaise,Imo State. She is a graduate of Ebonyi State
University Abakaliki and was previously working at Otunba Tunwase
National Pediatric Centre Ijebu Ode in Ogun state before relocating
to Lagos to work at First Consultant Hospital Obalende.
SouthEastNigeria has confirmed that Justina was indeed among those
who attended to the Liberian Ebola patient, Mr Sawyer, in Lagos. She is
currently being quarantined at Mainland hospital Yaba Lagos alongside
about 40 others.
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