• Ashford University

• HCA 415

 11 Blue Men Worksheet 1. Draw a timeline marking the time each of the 11 blue men presented symptoms. Explain the point of mapping out the incident timeframe (i.e. why would epidemiologists need this information and how would it be used) The detailed time line of each man arrival to the hospital and back tracked where the initial encounter had taken place to narrow down the cause of the illness. Each man had been staying different hotels near city hall and all were appointed to eat at a specific cafeteria. 2. Describe the key symptoms and incubation period for the illness affecting the eleven blue men. The key symptoms were blueish coloring of the skin and server abdominal cramps 3. Describe each step of an outbreak investigation as it pertains to this particular event, indicating all of the key points in the investigation (include how it started, why epidemiologists got involved, where did the investigation take the epidemiologists, who was interviewed, what/who were the potential culprits identified during the investigation)