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@danaparish @dianaberrent Is making COVID-19 “endemic” a good thing? (1/
@yaneerbaryam @NjbBari3 @FutureDocs @meganranney @KrutikaKuppalli @realsmartchange @busycactus @DrKatrin_Rabiei @TheWHN @manoliskellis @margowatroba @AR_Milne @Dr2NisreenAlwan @ISAGCOVID19 @doritmi @DvsBlack @Greta_NP
@yaneerbaryam @NjbBari3 @FutureDocs @meganranney @KrutikaKuppalli @realsmartchange @busycactus @DrKatrin_Rabiei @TheWHN @manoliskellis @margowatroba @AR_Milne @Dr2NisreenAlwan @ISAGCOVID19 @doritmi @DvsBlack @Greta_NP
@danaparish @dianaberrent @yaneerbaryam @NjbBari3 @FutureDocs @meganranney @KrutikaKuppalli @realsmartchange @busycactus @DrKatrin_Rabiei @TheWHN @manoliskellis @margowatroba @AR_Milne @Dr2NisreenAlwan @ISAGCOVID19 @doritmi @DvsBlack @Greta_NP The hope is that decoupling will happen between cases and hospitalizations. (2/)
@MonicaGandhi9 @michaelzlin @AmeshAA @Orla_Hegarty @chrischirp @dgurdasani1 @DrEricDing @Theresa_Chapple @JamesSurowiecki @BallouxFrancois @GosiaGasperoPhD
@MonicaGandhi9 @michaelzlin @AmeshAA @Orla_Hegarty @chrischirp @dgurdasani1 @DrEricDing @Theresa_Chapple @JamesSurowiecki @BallouxFrancois @GosiaGasperoPhD
@danaparish @dianaberrent @yaneerbaryam @NjbBari3 @FutureDocs @meganranney @KrutikaKuppalli @realsmartchange @busycactus @DrKatrin_Rabiei @TheWHN @manoliskellis @margowatroba @AR_Milne @Dr2NisreenAlwan @ISAGCOVID19 @doritmi @DvsBlack @Greta_NP @MonicaGandhi9 @michaelzlin @AmeshAA @Orla_Hegarty @chrischirp @dgurdasani1 @DrEricDing @Theresa_Chapple @JamesSurowiecki @BallouxFrancois @GosiaGasperoPhD In many peoples eyes, endemic means treating COVID-19 like the flu, as Alberta is proposing to do. (3/
@danaparish @BhadeliaMD @BrighamWomens @DrKatrin_Rabiei Here is a summary published in @ACPinternists on the Brigham Women’s hospital. @jljcolorado @Iamgoingtosleep @kprather88 @busycactus @NjbBari3 @Don_Milton @j_g_allen @jmcrookston @meganranney @shikgupta @ShikhaJainMD @CorsIAQ (1/
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@danaparish @BhadeliaMD @BrighamWomens @DrKatrin_Rabiei @ACPinternists @jljcolorado @Iamgoingtosleep @kprather88 @busycactus @NjbBari3 @Don_Milton @j_g_allen @jmcrookston @meganranney @shikgupta @ShikhaJainMD @CorsIAQ Here are some results:
First, the test to clear isolation failed. @michaelmina_lab @yaneerbaryam @noellejt
“The index case was a symptomatic patient in whom isolation was discontinued after 2 negative results on nasopharyngeal polymerase chain reaction testing.”
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First, the test to clear isolation failed. @michaelmina_lab @yaneerbaryam @noellejt
“The index case was a symptomatic patient in whom isolation was discontinued after 2 negative results on nasopharyngeal polymerase chain reaction testing.”
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@danaparish @BhadeliaMD @BrighamWomens @DrKatrin_Rabiei @ACPinternists @jljcolorado @Iamgoingtosleep @kprather88 @busycactus @NjbBari3 @Don_Milton @j_g_allen @jmcrookston @meganranney @shikgupta @ShikhaJainMD @CorsIAQ @michaelmina_lab @yaneerbaryam @noellejt Also, 8 of 9 roommates who shared rooms with potentially contagious patients were infected. Remember #dontsharetheair (3/
@Iamgoingtosleep @linseymarr @danaparish @Poppendieck @lisacng @DrKatrin_Rabiei @CathNoakes @busycactus @Don_Milton @akm5376 @j_g_allen @CorsIAQ @SherriDouville @Rachel_E_OBrien @CDCDirector @jessica_bassett @medpie1 @dylanhmorris @shikgupta @GosiaGasperoPhD @AnuAnandaraja @SprkJoy4BtrDays @sarasegovia @SteinmanRuth @ProfCharlesHaas @HuffmanLabDU @jljcolorado @DrEricDing @meganranney @Cleavon_MD @nynursesunited @JeromeAdamsMD @CDC_Firstline @SWAtlasHoover @kprather88 @gabbystern @getusppe @mvankerkhove @DrTedros @alvie_barr @ShellyMBoulder The @WHO cannot even accept that their sponsored study shows #COVIDisAirborne and recommend N95 masks for all healthcare workers. @eliowa @covidisairborne
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@Iamgoingtosleep @linseymarr @danaparish @Poppendieck @lisacng @DrKatrin_Rabiei @CathNoakes @busycactus @Don_Milton @akm5376 @j_g_allen @CorsIAQ @SherriDouville @Rachel_E_OBrien @CDCDirector @jessica_bassett @medpie1 @dylanhmorris @shikgupta @GosiaGasperoPhD @AnuAnandaraja @SprkJoy4BtrDays @sarasegovia @SteinmanRuth @ProfCharlesHaas @HuffmanLabDU @jljcolorado @DrEricDing @meganranney @Cleavon_MD @nynursesunited @JeromeAdamsMD @CDC_Firstline @SWAtlasHoover @kprather88 @gabbystern @getusppe @mvankerkhove @DrTedros @alvie_barr @ShellyMBoulder @WHO @eliowa @covidisairborne If you don’t accept #COVIDisAirborne, it is going to be very tough to stop this disease. But while the lockdowns and using N95 masks for all COVID patients have worked in Australia, this has not been done in the US. @emmaandollie
@Iamgoingtosleep @linseymarr @danaparish @Poppendieck @lisacng @DrKatrin_Rabiei @CathNoakes @busycactus @Don_Milton @akm5376 @j_g_allen @CorsIAQ @SherriDouville @Rachel_E_OBrien @CDCDirector @jessica_bassett @medpie1 @dylanhmorris @shikgupta @GosiaGasperoPhD @AnuAnandaraja @SprkJoy4BtrDays @sarasegovia @SteinmanRuth @ProfCharlesHaas @HuffmanLabDU @jljcolorado @DrEricDing @meganranney @Cleavon_MD @nynursesunited @JeromeAdamsMD @CDC_Firstline @SWAtlasHoover @kprather88 @gabbystern @getusppe @mvankerkhove @DrTedros @alvie_barr @ShellyMBoulder @WHO @eliowa @covidisairborne While #COVIDisAirborne, I find scarier photos of healthcare workers or others around individuals infectious with COVID scary not wearing a N95. @MaryFernando_ @jakescottMD @angie_rasmussen @alicesim @jessecouk @CalineMattar
@Iamgoingtosleep @linseymarr @danaparish @Poppendieck @lisacng @DrKatrin_Rabiei @CathNoakes @mvankerkhove @DrTedros @DrMikeRyan @SCBriand @doctorsoumya @gabbystern @davidnabarro @KoenSwinkels @busycactus @Don_Milton @akm5376 @j_g_allen @CorsIAQ @SherriDouville @Rachel_E_OBrien @CDCDirector @jessica_bassett @medpie1 @CarlosdelRio7 @dylanhmorris @shikgupta @GosiaGasperoPhD @epireport @AnuAnandaraja @SprkJoy4BtrDays @sarasegovia @SteinmanRuth @ProfCharlesHaas @HuffmanLabDU @jljcolorado @DrEricDing @meganranney @Cleavon_MD @nynursesunited @JeromeAdamsMD @CDC_Firstline @SWAtlasHoover @kprather88 @WBahnfleth @apoorva_nyc @WHO @govkristinoem is celebrating 3M expanding in Aberdeen their N95 facility, since #COVIDisAirborne. But Governor Noem says it should be a personal choice to wear a mask. HCW’s not only want adequate N95 masks, but also want everyone to #wearamask.
@Iamgoingtosleep @linseymarr @danaparish @Poppendieck @lisacng @DrKatrin_Rabiei @CathNoakes @KoenSwinkels @busycactus @Don_Milton @akm5376 @j_g_allen @CorsIAQ @SherriDouville @Rachel_E_OBrien @CDCDirector @jessica_bassett @medpie1 @CarlosdelRio7 @dylanhmorris @shikgupta @GosiaGasperoPhD @AnuAnandaraja @SprkJoy4BtrDays @sarasegovia @SteinmanRuth @ProfCharlesHaas @HuffmanLabDU @jljcolorado @DrEricDing @meganranney @Cleavon_MD @nynursesunited @JeromeAdamsMD @CDC_Firstline @SWAtlasHoover @kprather88 @WBahnfleth @apoorva_nyc @WHO @govkristinoem When you have an outbreak, look to the source. #COVIDisAirborne, and you need to use N95 masks. @AntibioticDoc
@Iamgoingtosleep @linseymarr @danaparish @Poppendieck @lisacng @DrKatrin_Rabiei @CathNoakes @KoenSwinkels @busycactus @Don_Milton @akm5376 @j_g_allen @CorsIAQ @SherriDouville @Rachel_E_OBrien @CDCDirector @jessica_bassett @medpie1 @CarlosdelRio7 @dylanhmorris @shikgupta @GosiaGasperoPhD @AnuAnandaraja @SprkJoy4BtrDays @sarasegovia @SteinmanRuth @ProfCharlesHaas @HuffmanLabDU @jljcolorado @DrEricDing @meganranney @Cleavon_MD @nynursesunited @JeromeAdamsMD @CDC_Firstline @SWAtlasHoover @kprather88 Finally, study showing #COVIDisAirborne and why we need N95 masks! @gabbystern @rouxbee1 @EricMeyerowitz @AtulGroverMD @getusppe @mvankerkhove @DrTedros @yaneerbaryam @FutureDocs @evebmd @LJoyZ_MD @DrRobDavidson @HealthNYGov
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"Throughout the pandemic, nursing homes have been hotspots for the virus, with a large percentage of the deaths, but workers and their unions have complained they don't have proper protective equipment." #GetMePPE ideastream.org/news/nursing-h…
"Chaundra Kidd, a nursing assistant at Cityview Healthcare and Rehabilitation in Cleveland, said staff at her facility often do not have enough personal protective equipment or PPE."
"If you're going to work on the COVID unit, you may not even have all the essentials that you need to work on that unit,” Kidd said. “You got to go scrounge around trying to find the PPE. There's just not enough of everything, period."
"Thousands of nursing homes nationwide are dealing with horrific shortages of masks, gowns and other items they need to protect residents, workers and the broader community from COVID-19." #ProtectAllWorkers #GetMePPE uspirg.org/feature/usp/nu…
"As of late August, 226,495 residents in 2,981 nursing homes nationwide were at risk because the homes had dangerously low supplies of one or more types of personal protective equipment (PPE) such as N95 masks or gowns, according to data submitted to the federal government."
"The shortages actually became more grave as the summer went on, with three times as many nursing homes reporting they were completely out of masks, gowns and eye protection in late August, compared with mid-July."
@Iamgoingtosleep @linseymarr @danaparish @Poppendieck @lisacng @noellejt @DrKatrin_Rabiei @CathNoakes @mvankerkhove @DrTedros @DrMikeRyan @SCBriand @doctorsoumya @gabbystern @davidnabarro @KoenSwinkels @busycactus @Don_Milton @akm5376 @j_g_allen @CorsIAQ @SherriDouville @Rachel_E_OBrien @CDCDirector @JeromeAdamsMD @jessica_bassett @medpie1 @venessb @CarlosdelRio7 @dylanhmorris @shikgupta @GosiaGasperoPhD @epireport @AnuAnandaraja @SprkJoy4BtrDays @sarasegovia @SteinmanRuth @ProfCharlesHaas @HuffmanLabDU @agargmd @jljcolorado @DrEricDing @meganranney @Cleavon_MD @nynursesunited @getusppe Because #COVIDisAirborne, faceshields and plexiglass do not actually work to #StopTheSpread. The three best tools are:
* Wearing a mask
* Maintaining physical distancing
* Improving ventilation / filtration
CC: @jvchamary
* Wearing a mask
* Maintaining physical distancing
* Improving ventilation / filtration
CC: @jvchamary
@Iamgoingtosleep @linseymarr @danaparish @Poppendieck @lisacng @noellejt @DrKatrin_Rabiei @CathNoakes @mvankerkhove @DrTedros @DrMikeRyan @SCBriand @doctorsoumya @gabbystern @davidnabarro @KoenSwinkels @busycactus @Don_Milton @akm5376 @j_g_allen @CorsIAQ @SherriDouville @Rachel_E_OBrien @CDCDirector @JeromeAdamsMD @jessica_bassett @medpie1 @venessb @CarlosdelRio7 @dylanhmorris @shikgupta @GosiaGasperoPhD @epireport @AnuAnandaraja @SprkJoy4BtrDays @sarasegovia @SteinmanRuth @ProfCharlesHaas @HuffmanLabDU @agargmd @jljcolorado @DrEricDing @meganranney @Cleavon_MD @nynursesunited @getusppe @jvchamary In the Netherlands, because of a denial, that #COVIDisAirborne, some hospitals are using faceshields instead of masks. @jaapstronks, that is such a reckless policy. Everyone should be required to wear a mask. @FutureDocs @evebmd
@Iamgoingtosleep @linseymarr @danaparish @Poppendieck @lisacng @DrKatrin_Rabiei @CathNoakes @mvankerkhove @DrTedros @DrMikeRyan @SCBriand @doctorsoumya @gabbystern @davidnabarro @KoenSwinkels @busycactus @Don_Milton @akm5376 @j_g_allen @CorsIAQ @SherriDouville @Rachel_E_OBrien @CDCDirector @jessica_bassett @medpie1 @CarlosdelRio7 @dylanhmorris @shikgupta @GosiaGasperoPhD @epireport @AnuAnandaraja @SprkJoy4BtrDays @sarasegovia @SteinmanRuth @ProfCharlesHaas @HuffmanLabDU @jljcolorado @DrEricDing @meganranney @Cleavon_MD @nynursesunited @FutureDocs @evebmd @JeromeAdamsMD COVID spreads by superspreading events and via aerosols. You really need to wear a mask indoors outside your home. #COVIDisAirborne
"An exclusive AARP report finds that half of U.S. nursing homes have staff infected with COVID-19 and a quarter are short on workers and PPE." #GetMePPE #ProtectAllWorkers aarp.org/caregiving/hea…
"The national total of COVID-19 cases among staff over the four weeks of data almost matched that of residents: 26,945 for staff versus 28,405 for residents."
"Many nursing assistants make less than $15 an hour, and there's high staff turnover."
"While there’s considerable variation between states, a new analysis of public data on Wednesday showed that nursing homes have reported some form of personal protective equipment (PPE) shortage in every state within the last month." #GetMePPE skillednursingnews.com/2020/10/nursin…
"Across the U.S., 25.5% of nursing homes had a PPE shortage during this reporting period."
"N95 masks remain an issue for facilities, as 11.4% of nursing homes across the country reported shortages of this equipment category. Gowns came next, with 7.4% of facilities nationally reporting that they did not have a week’s supply."
@Iamgoingtosleep @DvsBlack @citlanx @WHO @jljcolorado @linseymarr @danaparish @Poppendieck @lisacng @megansims22 @SumreenTarar @noellejt @kprather88 @itosettiMD_MBA @DrKatrin_Rabiei @CathNoakes @mvankerkhove @DrTedros @DrMikeRyan @SCBriand @doctorsoumya @gabbystern @davidnabarro @KoenSwinkels @busycactus @DrPieterPeach @AliciaTDennis @AndrewHewat Has anyone seen that 600 PPM of CO2 can stop TB, which can only infect by aerosol transmission? @Don_Milton @akm5376 @j_g_allen @CorsIAQ
@Iamgoingtosleep @DvsBlack @citlanx @WHO @jljcolorado @linseymarr @danaparish @Poppendieck @lisacng @megansims22 @SumreenTarar @noellejt @kprather88 @itosettiMD_MBA @DrKatrin_Rabiei @CathNoakes @mvankerkhove @DrTedros @DrMikeRyan @SCBriand @doctorsoumya @gabbystern @davidnabarro @KoenSwinkels @busycactus @DrPieterPeach @AliciaTDennis @AndrewHewat @Don_Milton @akm5376 @j_g_allen @CorsIAQ I would love to see Dr. Prather's hour speech at @MIT from @CAICECCI. Would that presentation be a good explanation for saying it is not airborne? @SherriDouville @Rachel_E_OBrien @noellejt @SumreenTarar
@Iamgoingtosleep @DvsBlack @citlanx @WHO @jljcolorado @linseymarr @danaparish @Poppendieck @lisacng @megansims22 @SumreenTarar @noellejt @kprather88 @itosettiMD_MBA @DrKatrin_Rabiei @CathNoakes @mvankerkhove @DrTedros @DrMikeRyan @SCBriand @doctorsoumya @gabbystern @davidnabarro @KoenSwinkels @busycactus @DrPieterPeach @AliciaTDennis @AndrewHewat @Don_Milton @akm5376 @j_g_allen @CorsIAQ @MIT @CAICECCI @SherriDouville @Rachel_E_OBrien So “airborne” is reserved for what @CDCgov @CDCDirector @Surgeon_General @JeromeAdamsMD? #COVIDisAirborne
"...the shortage isn’t over. Health care providers from hospitals to doctors' offices to nursing homes are still having to search for PPE and ration its use." ajc.com/news/coronavir…
"Dr. Susan R. Bailey, president of the American Medical Association, said it’s hard to believe the country is still dealing with some of the same PPE shortfalls experienced during the pandemic’s early weeks. The reasons, she said, are “painful and plentiful.” #GetMePPE
“We just want there to be adequate manufacturing so we’re not dependent on overseas," Jansen said. "The whole world is wrestling with the same problem. We need PPE, they need PPE.”
Nursing home workers did not receive the recognition they deserved prior to this pandemic but they have been bravely providing health care services and support. 7,761 nursing home staff members have contracted COVID19 since this crisis began. #Union cleveland.com/datacentral/20…
"The state began tracking nursing home cases by facility on April 15. There have been 13,081 patient cases and 7,761 staff cases since then. This is up from 12,529 and 7,484 one week ago."
"This week’s report listed 2,677 deaths for cases since April 15. Separately, the department has said another 369 patient deaths pre-date the start of the more detailed tracking on April 15." #GetMePPE #UnionsForAll
I've had too many patients die in these past weeks. As a physician, you would think it gets easier to tell families that their loved one died the more times you have to do it.
It doesn't.
#COVID19 #EmergencyMedicine @HarborUCLAEM @californiaacep
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It doesn't.
#COVID19 #EmergencyMedicine @HarborUCLAEM @californiaacep
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I've been running code after code, but most patients don't make it. After coming out of the room, I finally start humanizing the situation and gathering the strength to speak to family members to deliver the bad news. It is then when I realize that a human life was lost
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What hurts the most is having to deliver the news outside of the hospital or by phone. Most of my patients aren't allowed to have their loved ones at their side when they are nearing death or even after because of the pandemic
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#COVID19FOAM
#StopTheSpread
#ProtectHealthCareWorkers
Joint effort from @American_Heart @ACEPNow @SOCCA_CritCare @AmerAcadPeds @aarc_tweets @ASALifeline guiding #resuscitation efforts in #cardiacarrest in suspected/confirmed #COVID19
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@CircAHA
#COVID19FOAM
#StopTheSpread
#ProtectHealthCareWorkers
Joint effort from @American_Heart @ACEPNow @SOCCA_CritCare @AmerAcadPeds @aarc_tweets @ASALifeline guiding #resuscitation efforts in #cardiacarrest in suspected/confirmed #COVID19
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@CircAHA
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General Principles of #ProtectHealthCareWorkers have always applied to first responders in prior #resuscitation guidelines. Remember, first things first:
👉Assess the safety of the scene, make sure that victim, yourself and bystanders are safe
#GetMePPE
General Principles of #ProtectHealthCareWorkers have always applied to first responders in prior #resuscitation guidelines. Remember, first things first:
👉Assess the safety of the scene, make sure that victim, yourself and bystanders are safe
#GetMePPE
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Minimize the number of people in the room
👉 Whenever able, mechanical CPR devices can reduce the number of rescuers required & provide consistent high-quality compressions
Minimize the number of people in the room
👉 Whenever able, mechanical CPR devices can reduce the number of rescuers required & provide consistent high-quality compressions
we need to talk about a really painful topic - deaths of essential workers & what we can do to prevent them. this discussion is often framed in terms of physicians or healthcare workers, but it applies to *all* essential workers (grocery store clerks, janitors, etc). (1/5)
with COVID there is a natural tendency towards denialism. bad things happened in China and Italy, but they won't happen here. this leads us to behave in a reactive, rather than pro-active fashion. we end behind the virus, struggling to catch up. (2/5)
it is increasingly clear that many essential workers will become infected and die. this site catalogues a shocking number of healthcare workers who have died so far. prompt action is needed to prevent this list from growing further (3/5)
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THREAD: While most of us have been trying our best to pay the bills and protect our loved ones, Trump + the GOP have been doing all they can to protect their image + corporate profits. #COVIDー19 deaths are not inevitable, they are lives stolen by leaders who don't care for us.
Trump knew about the danger of #COVIDー19 as early as January. Instead of mobilizing the resources of our federal government, he downplayed the threat and rejected mass testing in order to protect his poll numbers. theguardian.com/us-news/2020/m…
Remember, this is the President we impeached precisely for prioritizing his personal interests at the expense of the country. During the months of Jan + Feb, instead of taking responsibility to protect us, he held 9 campaign rallies and made 6 golf trips. apple.news/A1ttC9CqxTfuqK…
While the #COVID19 battle is round-the-clock business, let’s also take a moment to thank Oregonians putting the #OregonWay into practice by working & volunteering to help their communities during this public health crisis.
The @umatillaschools & @HeidiWhiteSipe are getting chromebooks, school supplies and food to students & their families as well as arranging for internet access close to students’ homes: hermistonherald.com/coronavirus/di…
Teamwork is alive and well in Lane County with @foodforlc partnering with local restaurants to expand a mobile pantry helping to feed people experiencing homelessness: kezi.com/content/news/L…
@JesseOSheaMD Please investigate why residents and fellows are still under #PPE? Where are the #N95masks? #GetMePPE #GetUsPPE @eugenegu @choo_ek @MtnMD @cher @Bethenny @TheEllenShow @CNN @maddow @MSNBC @Reuters @AP
@CTSnetorg Global #COVID19 Grand Rounds starting at 8amPST!
Moderated by Drs. @tomcnguyen @BrianMitzman Chikwe
Featuring Drs. @igeorge1975 @vinodthourani @TomMihaljevicMD et al
Zoom: zoom.us/j/559438750
Hashtag: #CTSNetLive
Live tweet thread to follow below
Moderated by Drs. @tomcnguyen @BrianMitzman Chikwe
Featuring Drs. @igeorge1975 @vinodthourani @TomMihaljevicMD et al
Zoom: zoom.us/j/559438750
Hashtag: #CTSNetLive
Live tweet thread to follow below
/2 The #COVID19 pandemic continues to challenge healthcare. In times of unknown, we need to rely on the collective experience of our #CTSurgery community.
Lets learn together rather than apart #CTSNetLive #TSSMN
Lets learn together rather than apart #CTSNetLive #TSSMN
/3 Make sure to also check out all the fantastic #COVID19 resources compiled by #CTSNetLive @CTSNet ctsnet.org/article/covid-…
List of American doctors and nurses who have lost their lives in the fight against #covid19. #sacrifice #PPE
Dr. James T Goodrich, neurosurgeon
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Dr. James T Goodrich, neurosurgeon
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Dr. Alex Hsu, 67, internal medicine at Northwest Medical Center in Margate Florida. Died March 25 of Covid19
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This is criminal. The @CDCgov makes faulty recommendations and then administrators have the indecency to threaten physicians who want to protect themselves with their own PPE?! #GetMePPE #COVID19 #Coronavirustruth @drsanjaygupta @HelenBranswell @medicalaxioms @DrJenGunter
And then this? What is going on right now? @NYGovCuomo is asking for volunteers yet a NYC hospital is threatening termination for speaking out that they are not protected? bloomberg.com/news/articles/…
⚡️THREAD ⚡️ On Friday, I told the story of a Northwestern Memorial Hospital psychiatrist whose unit did not use protective gear like masks and gowns, known as #PPE. She works in a communal space, where patients can mingle over board games. @WBEZ @WBEZpolitics @NPR
Here's how @RonkePedersonMD put it: 'It’s kind of like telling a soldier to go to war and bring back the enemy with them into their community, cause that’s what we’re doing without PPE.' #GetMePPE #GetMePPEChicago @GovPritzker
I'm hearing about this every day from health care workers on the front lines in the Chicago area -- that they don’t have enough #PPE. That nurses & doctors are reusing masks, and even gowns if they’re not soiled.
Five members of Congress have tested positive for SARS-CoV-2.
There are 535 total members.
This means 5/535=0.9% of Congress in infected.
If they truly “represent” Americans, then there could be 3,056,000 cases in the United States now.
What does this all tell us?
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There are 535 total members.
This means 5/535=0.9% of Congress in infected.
If they truly “represent” Americans, then there could be 3,056,000 cases in the United States now.
What does this all tell us?
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That number may not be accurate. But it very well might be in the right order of magnitude.
Right now we know about over 100,000 cases here.
We also know that 86% of cases are “undocumented.” 2/
Right now we know about over 100,000 cases here.
We also know that 86% of cases are “undocumented.” 2/
That means *most people* who have the virus have not been diagnosed.
Nearly 1 million cases or more in the US is *very* likely, right now. As we live and breathe.
How? It appears that over 50% of new cases occur in people who had no known exposure to anyone the virus 3/
Nearly 1 million cases or more in the US is *very* likely, right now. As we live and breathe.
How? It appears that over 50% of new cases occur in people who had no known exposure to anyone the virus 3/
1/x To everyone from our government leaders to middle managers in our hospitals. No more gaslighting! Stop lying to us! Stop patronizing us! #SARSCoV2 #COVID19 #coronavirus
2/x I am unbelievably disappointed in Deborah Birx's misrepresentation of modeling studies at yesterday's press conference. @ImperialCollege's @Neil_Ferguson
3/x Yes, @Neil_Ferguson & colleagues made some revisions to their model, which they presented to the UK's parliamentary committee. The major change in their estimates? That #SARSCoV2 #COVID19 #coronavirus may be MORE TRANSMISSIBLE than initially thought. NOT less lethal.
