Corona Virus #6

[ericm979]

A Medical Worker Describes Terrifying Lung Failure From COVID-19 — Even in His Young Patients — ProPublica

 

[5030]

Reading elsewhere I found a description of how Singapore and Taiwan are preserving mostly normal life for the majority while jumping hard on those suspected contagious.

One example is they have the capability to combine their airline reservations and national health insurance databases, to identify high-risk travelers for testing and quarantine. Another example, a testing station at a mall entrance, apparently measuring forehead temperature.

Their intensive solutions aren't a good fit for here. But for them, the life of the majority isn't as disrupted as our lockdown. Hopefully there are some examples that would be helpful here.

How Taiwan and Singapore managed to contain COVID-19, while letting normal life go on | National Post

Push comes to shove and Martial Law is declared, it will work just fine actually. I can that being the end game far as controlling the spread. Voluntary controls in this society may work but not likely. Going to end up with the old 'hammer down' philosophy.

 

[shooterdon]

I am also wondering why we are not trying to sterilize N95 masks? Instead of throwing away after each patient encounter can we throw away the mask at the end of the shift? can we spray some disenfectant on the mask after each encounter? Or maybe UV light exposure for a few seconds? Would this help the shortage?

Good point!

 

[rswyan]

A Medical Worker Describes Terrifying Lung Failure From COVID-19 — Even in His Young Patients — ProPublica

Cytokine storm ... aka ...

Cytokine release syndrome - Wikipedia

 

[5030]

Cytokine storm ... aka ...

Cytokine release syndrome - Wikipedia

Scary stuff there. Thankful I don't live in an urban area with lots of 'sheeple' milling about. I was shocked when I read about all the kids on Spring Break in Florida, out on the beaches having a good time. Thought to myself, there is a recipe for disaster in as much as the Wuhan Flu knows no age boundary. I guess common sense don't exist today.

 

[the old grind]

Michigan has had plenty of young people dying of lung failure before Covid 19. :confused3:

 

[rswyan]

Pretty decent article that is a bit less doom and gloom...

Amazing how we can all manipulate data to show whatever trend or statistic we would like to push our own agenda!


Evidence over hysteria COVID-19 - Six Four Six Nine - Medium

Evidence over hysteria COVID-19 - Six Four Six Nine - Medium

Lincoln Network - SourceWatch

 

[shooterdon]

BTW, I have been surprised no medical personnel have said anything on these threads....or maybe I missed it. Are they worried? Anyone out there willing to share?

Last night I got a call from my son. He is in a serious relationship with a lady that works at a hospital in NYC. She is scared. Has been talking about leaving her job and driving to Michigan before the city goes on lockdown. Do not know enough about her to tell if she is a flake or just completely stressed out and over reacting...or she knows something.

 

[dragoneggs]

I am also wondering why we are not trying to sterilize N95 masks? Instead of throwing away after each patient encounter can we throw away the mask at the end of the shift? can we spray some disenfectant on the mask after each encounter? Or maybe UV light exposure for a few seconds? Would this help the shortage?

Hearing from my SIL nurse that some are having to do this very task!

 

[Gale Hawkins]

WOW! That hasn't been reported over here, and I regularly watch Sky News. :thumbsdown:

Wagtail I have been meaning to ask about your horse that does not show its face in your avatar.

Hope things are going well for you. Stress levels are up here due to a visitor from Nashville TN who visited Murray last weekend and tested positive on Tuesday. The visitor stayed with an hospital employee and last Sunday went to church with 150 other people. The hospital employee tested positive two days ago and the 150 people from the church are not to leave their houses for 10 days. 4 days had already pasted before they got the word it seems. TN is one of about 7 states that is not practicing social distancing. I am 3 miles from their state line. So indirectly the wife and I have been exposed to the the corona virus living in the boondocks.