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WA
WA
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*facepalm*

Yes Yumee, it's not rocket science is it? If only the powers that be understood that.

Hipps- the job has become a lot more challenging! If those see-through masks are actually a thing it would be a definite step in the right direction
plodding hippo
plodding hippo
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WA yes. Those see through masks would certainly help...also for our hearing impaired patients.

Apparently I have very expressive and friendly eyes. I need them! Using my hands a lot more when speaking
Yumee
Yumee
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I'm not especially anxious for myself either, despite being at increased risk of VTE, but I am anxious for my patients who are also all vulnerable and shielding. I've seen it rip through a hospital ward because of one infected asymptomatic patient, killing half the ward and one of the nurses. There's only one way it went from their 6-bedded bay to the rest of the ward.
Yumee
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From one infected asymptomatic patient, not because of.
plodding hippo
plodding hippo
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Yumee. But what if you end up.with no staff on the ward at all because of isolation
Yumee
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Unlikely - a fair number have already had it.
plodding hippo
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If I was a palliative care patient on your ward ...I think I'd rather die a bit earlier with Covid ..with people who knew what they were doing to make me comfortable.

Rather than with inexperienced scared staff who were clueless.

It's not a great choice but ...
plodding hippo
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Yumee..missed that post...so if you would be okay for staff then fine.
We would not be in renal
plodding hippo
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Assuming having had it confers immunity, which I guess we have to
Yumee
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It's a valid point; but we do discharge more than half our patients, we're not just there for end of life care. And right now we have no unit. It was the first ward to be closed and given over to covid because it was newly built and had the best ventilation. All we can do is visit our patients who are scattered about the hospital, being looked after by inexperienced scared staff, and when I visit them I am trying to comfort them in a fucking mask.

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information, discussion and support about the unfolding Covid-19 outbreak
NO politics please
And above all please be kind and respect others points of view and concerns.

microbiologists view byFlatlander
Science of coronavirus
fetcheveryone.com/blog/37839/2020/3#blog403867
coronavirus testing by Flatlander
fetcheveryone.com/blog/37839/2020/4#blog405255

information for ashtma sufferers
asthma.org.uk

information for pregnancy
rcog.org.uk

imperial article
imperial.ac.uk
imperial.ac.uk

Government advice gov.uk

advice for those with RA and autoinmmune diseases
nras.org.uk

diabetes advice
diabetes.org.uk

explaination of the maths of the growth of the epidemic
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kas0tIxDvrg&fbclid=IwAR3exg0rG_Bz3gPqjXY3rcFajqVSk-cOK5lQGVkYcuzoMOdNEp7VTgH-Kac&app=desktop


tips to help you cope
drive.google.com

Advice to stay at home
assets.publishing.service.gov.uk

planning for and what to do if you are ill
covid-at-home.info
support for self isolates
nhsvolunteerresponders.org.uk

Ft coronavirus tracker
ft.com

A good article about dealing with the feelings of grief that the current situation has given us hbr.org

advice on self isolation for indivuals with symptoms or and their household
gov.uk

seven day rolling averages
ourworldindata.org

A sustainable exit strategy document
institute.global

susceptibility to covid by flatlander
fetcheveryone.com/blog/37839/2020/5#blog406151

bromage article
erinbromage.com

government guidelines 11th may for England(NI, Scotland and Wales linked at the bottom of article)
gov.uk

breathing practice
physiotherapyforbpd.org.uk

lancet articles
thelancet.com

help with mask anxiety
psychologytoday.com

tracker
travellingtabby.com
theguardian.com
video of droplet dispersal
https://youtu.be/DNeYfUTA11s
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