North Buffalo

Upper Respiratory Infection. PS 2 deaths yesterday at one of the Hospitals I work at. ?. As I left yesterday 91 pts in ER mostly Covid... normal amount between 30-40

Yeh last night was pretty scary doing xrays and searching for enough gowns and covers for xray plate ? PS loving Michael Rapaport https://youtu.be/u2wl23AjaxE

Problem yesterday was we saw quite a surge, both in inpatient admission of positive and criticals going into ER and then trying to figure out space for them.

160 proof of whatever and aloe

On the ground in Yonkers and NewRochelle both Hospitals getting swamped... downstate looks like almost a ghost town... very few people out.

It's on in Westchester, but walks ok... parks still open and now state parks are free til this ends... basically its for confined spaces and non-essential etc

which is why anyone with any of pneumonia sore throat, cough, fever treating as if positive and protecting ourselves. Too hard to tell if no test and we have had too many walkins that turn out to be positive. I am hoping previous deal in January into February was it and that I am immune at this point but until I get tested this is what I am doing...

1. True, but only if used properly, most people dont know how to properly decontaminate themselves and mask. Rule of thumb wash hand before... don mask hold in palm of hand, pinch nose piece and on n95 make sure tight seal around nose and mouth. Wash hands upon entering house dont take mask off first. Its not full protocol but a start. https://www.cdc.gov/vhf/ebola/hcp/ppe-training/n95respirator_gown/donning_09.html 2. The test nose swab is fast. They can keep people out of overloaded ERs, plan on how to deal with pts showing symptoms and those positive but not showing symptoms to stay at home.

Scary sounds like more testing needed but promising... Trump agrees with French socialists... the world is truly coming to an end... sarcasm Hey I work at St Joseph's Hospital in Yonkers... just saying and we are doing something similar.

interesting if true:

Talking about patients going but yeh I have to go.

Latest news from my wife's hospital, if quarantine is necessary but no symptoms only 7 days quarantine because they are that short on staff... I assume negative test too but who knows... such bs... dont go to a hospital unless you break a leg or show symptoms and call a head of time... first for your own safety and second because of short staff.

I know its the NYT but this article echoes what I have seen as far as age of those hospitalized. https://apple.news/AFOl6uXuiSvu7FEMZxaqMaw

Agreed never reused an n95 in my life before this bs and its the best our hospitals can do. Yet NBA stars and rich and famous get tested when our hospital just got a few. CDC budgeting screwed this royally and folks can decide who to blame but what a ***** show. PS argued with hospital admin and nursing supervisors and been told to do my job. My wife and I assume we will get the virus.

Yeah I know, taken to wearing another mask on outside of mask so I dont contaminate outside of it with my hands but yup shortage we are told to keep up to a week. If pt is coughing i ditch it... and have squirreled away a few... best I can do. And nfw we are getting the above mask. Decon room ha... Bio hazard suit ha. Its a bigger shiite show then you might have imagined.

waiting for new covid pt in CAT Scan... Im ready

Yes he met me last year and has seen picks of skinny me post chemo where I lost a lot of weight... luckily gained a lot back

Vodka higher than 160 proof to sterilize the innirds!

d4rk, folks here are wondering if a lot of us had it in early January... unknown virus, upper respiratory, short-term low grade fever, sinus infection that lasted 4-8 weeks with dry cough... who knows.

drive thru testing with less than a day turnaround is being implemented as we speak.. National guard triage sites being set outside hospitals to screen patients and testing supposedly... we will see but setup work is being done.

no it was a w

Surface/fomite issue is why and high grade cleaning solvents are so important as well as washing hands thoroughly and frequently is so important.

Testing may not have been adequate and it is taking far too long, but we are now seeing it ramp up big time in my area, so there is hope.... Also people are following stay at home rules much better than down south.

Not sure but Cuomo calling for it and we have gone from 2 to 3 and now 12 in a week here. Be safe

also national guard setting up triage on thursday outside plus testing im told we are opening up an old floor too