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Re: And Texas Caves In
Cummins12V98 wrote: " I know we are loosing a lot Drs and nurses." Well simply LOOK at the Dr's improper wearing of the mask!!! He has not pushed the metal strips tight to the sides of his nose as REQUIRED to reduce unfiltered contaminated air coming in around the edges of the mask. I see it all the time these "PROFESSIONALS" on TV with mask on forehead, on chin, covering only mouth and as shown in pic. YA wonder why these people have gotten sick????????? Maybe instead of watching them on TV you should haul your butt on down to the ER and volunteer to spend 40+ hours each week helping them care for Covid-19 patients. I'll be looking forward to reading your critiques next week.270Views0likes0CommentsRe: And Texas Caves In
pianotuna wrote: rltorpey wrote: Those low testing numbers you refer to translate into almost 3 million tests which is more than any other nation in the world and more than the next two nations combined. You won't find any cases if you don't test for them. Covid 19 Statistics The numbers of tests done in USA is about 1/2 of the number done in Germany. Many other countries are doing more per capita than USA. Total tests reported as of today: US 2,938,148 Germany 1,317,887 Per capita, Germany and many other countries have tested more people but the US has still tested roughly 1.6 million more people than the country with the second most tests, Germany. If you test an additional 1.6 million people you're probably going to find a couple more cases of Covid-19. If you want to talk total cases per capita, the US and Germany aren't too far apart right now with the US listed at 1773 cases per million and Germany listed at 1552 cases per million. The biggest problem is that most of this data from all of the countries involved is highly suspect. It's impossible to draw any meaningful conclusions from incomplete and highly suspect data.340Views0likes0CommentsRe: CDC and the government may be loosening the lockdown
A lot of people buy lottery tickets with a lot worse odds. I would much rather get a flu shot than deal with having the flu, even if there is still a chance that I might get the flu anyway. The thing that seals the deal for me is the fact that if I get a flu shot and end up getting the flu anyway it probably won't be as severe as it would have been if I hadn't gotten the flu shot. That translates into less time being sick, less risk of being hospitalized or worse. Plus I get to pat myself on the back for helping to improve herd immunity. Flu vaccination has been shown in several studies to reduce severity of illness in people who get vaccinated but still get sick. A 2017 study showed that flu vaccination reduced deaths, intensive care unit (ICU) admissions, ICU length of stay, and overall duration of hospitalization among hospitalized flu patients. A 2018 study showed that among adults hospitalized with flu, vaccinated patients were 59 percent less likely to be admitted to the ICU than those who had not been vaccinated. Among adults in the ICU with flu, vaccinated patients on average spent 4 fewer days in the hospital than those who were not vaccinated. CDC Vaccine Effectiveness500Views0likes0CommentsRe: And Texas Caves In
As I understand it, the concern about high flow O2 delivery isn't because it's risky for the patient, it's because it's risky for the providers. When a patient is placed on a vent, the O2 delivery is part of a closed loop system so the patient's exhaled breaths aren't returned to the surrounding environment. Less aggressive forms of high flow O2 delivery are open loop systems, not only returning the patient's exhaled breaths to the surrounding environment but also potentially aerosolizing the virus, making it very dangerous for providers. According to this article, quickly placing Covid 19 patients who are deteriorating on vents has been SOP for providing high flow O2 in a manner that's safe for providers but they're re-thinking this since Covid 19 patients have been doing so poorly on vents. The article does also say in the last paragraph that it's possible the lungs are being damaged by higher pressure O2 delivery. I guess it proves that they still have a lot to learn.301Views0likes0Comments
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