Will Pooley: interview 2 and PDF transcript

Date:
24/05/2015
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OH3/25/2
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Ebola Voices Oral Histories
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    [00:00:00] What local people believed about Ebola, conspiracy theories around Ebola. [00:02:30] tells story about woman who told people in Kenema she was a nurse injecting people with Ebola, the riot it created and staff having to leave the hospital. [00:08:20] Contact tracing in Kenema and surrounding villages [00:11:04] Further conspiracy theories around Ebola; witchcraft, harvesting organs, taking blood. [00:14:10] Describes getting Ebola himself, catching Ebola, symptoms, not going into hospital [00:19:25] Plans for evacuation of international healthcare workers, mentions Dr Khan, reflects on being told he would be evacuated, says government in Kenema had plan in place for if British health workers got Ebola, help from Army connections to get him evacuated. [00:23:16] talks about Dr Khan getting infected, rumours that Dr Khan was going to be evacuated or get ZMapp, reflects that if Dr Khan had been given ZMapp then there might not have been enough for him to have it, arguments around treatment for Dr Khan, whether he was given IV hydration, risks vs benefits, reflects that Dr Khan chose to go to MSF led hospital (where they weren’t using IV fluids) and who you were being cared for by affected what treatment you were given. [00:28:30] Describes his Ebola symptoms, being taken to airport for evacuation, in the ambulance, RAF nurses on plane, arriving at Royal Free Hospital and being given ZMapp IV infusion, his recovery, differences in symptoms of patients. [00:41:00] his potential for immunity after having Ebola. [00:42:00] Wanting to go back to Kenema, death of colleague who he had worked with, his motivations behind wanting to return. [00:45:00] Bonds with patients, Street Child charity, tells story of a boy caring for his whole family. [00:49:20] Care given to patients, Ebola ward in Kenema, compares the value that was put on his life compared to those that died nameless. [00:53:30] Mentions giving talks about his Ebola experience, Save The Children’s reputation in Kerry Town. [00:55:55] Going back to Sierra Leone and being at Connaught Hospital in Freetown in September, shortage of beds, problems with where to send patients, Sierra Leone military setting up treatment centres (PTS1 and PTS2). [00:59:00] Ebola cases plummeting in January. [01:00:30] Compares Ebola at The Connaught Hospital to Kenema, high cases until months later in December, reflects on how lives could have been saved. [01:03:15] Working with WHO in January and February in the districts supported by British Army and Sierra Leonian Military. [01:04:46] End of interview.

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    PDF transcript created by archivist for preservation and access reasons. See OH3/25/3 for original Microsoft Word format version of transcript.

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