Coronavirus? What's the big deal?

DIY-HP-LED

DIY-HP-LED

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greg nr said:
truthout.org

National Nurses United Issues Grave Warning on Coronavirus

The labor union warns that the nation’s hospitals are woefully unprepared.
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National Nurses United Issues Grave Warning on Coronavirus
BY
Nicole Karlis, Salon
PUBLISHED
March 7, 2020

As novel coronavirus cases continue to grow in the United States, thousands of unionized nurses say that they find the lack of preparedness among their employers and hospitals alarming — and fear that they may be at risk for COVID-19 as a result.

On Thursday, at a press conference in Oakland, Calif., the National Nurses United (NNU) gave the result of a survey sent out to union members asking if they felt their employers were prepared for the ongoing outbreak. Pulling from recent responses from more than 6,500 nurses in 48 states, NNU said only an estimated 29 percent of nurses reported their employer had a plan in place to isolate a patient with a possible COVID-19 infection. Twenty-three percent said they “didn’t know” if there was a plan in place at their hospital.

While 63 percent of the nurses surveyed said they had access to N95 respirators at their units, many said they haven’t been fitted or trained on how to properly use them.

“The results of our national survey of more than 6,500 nurses is truly disturbing,” Jane Thomason, an industrial hygienist for the union, said on Thursday. “They show that large percentages of the nation’s hospitals are unprepared to safely handle COVID-19.”

https://truthout.org/articles/national-nurses-united-issues-grave-warning-on-coronavirus/
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I used to do respirator fit testing and was incharge of respirators (among a lot of other things) at my main shop, fit testing is critical for the performance of the PPE , it's practically useless in their work environment unless they are properly trained and fit tested, they need specialized expertise in this and respirator maintenance too.

Nurses are on the front line with this and it will take guts for a lot of them to go to work, like a soldier, it goes with the job.
 
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schuylaar

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at 3.4% mortality, members here will die..i'd like to take this time to remind you of the quote in my signature.
 
too larry

too larry

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greg nr said:
Nothing to see here citizen. The data doesn't show a problem.

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1235663306246860800
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Yesterday afternoon I heard on NPR about how unequipped nursing homes are in dealing with this. I forget the %, but lots and lots of nursing homes fail infection containment every year. There is a push by the Trump Admin to relax the rule that forces them to have an infection control specialist on staff, even part time. Doctors and nurses, as well as most of the residents will be dropping like flies when it gets bad.

On the plus side, it should be easier to get a parking place at Walmart.
 
Wattzzup

Wattzzup

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I love you guys reading a paper titled best guess. That just proves I need to stop with this thread. God you guys are sheep.

You’re getting facts from a paper titled guess
 
Wattzzup

Wattzzup

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Have fun living in fear. While the rest of us enjoy no lines, no waits, and cheap prices because all you guys are at home selling all your stock. Lmfao
 
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