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This thread is now about byemebluray and IGN
emalider replied to SaysWho?'s topic in The Political Re-Education Camp
Holy dang this thread. Walking down memory lane was a trip. I was MindSet on IGN. Lurked there also, but was more active in the Hip Hop board and SHD/REL at times. Only met davessj during the heyday. Thanks for posting the links to some of those threads. π -
I think the media is partially to blame. When everything is oversimplified into raw cases and deaths using a scoreboard like it's the Superb Owl, it downplays how much is still unknown. https://www.sciencemag.org/news/2020/07/brain-fog-heart-damage-covid-19-s-lingering-problems-alarm-scientists This nonchalant approach like we know all that needs to be learned baffles my mind. Some people will take more precautions to avoid herpes than they would this disease with worse (and potentially indefinite) effects.
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Your SIL and other healthcare workers like her are frustrating - not only is having a house party a careless act in and of itself but it'll have impacts on other people who don't work with covid patients. I'm sure anyone questioning the severity of the disease thought it can't be too bad if a nurse impacted by it isn't following guidelines. This virus lends itself well to conspiracy theories: the incubation period and severity/range of symptoms alone can make any conspiracy theory-curious person doubt the impacts of the disease. Then you add inconvenience to the me-first-instant-gratification culture in the US, and top everything off with an incompetent/evil administration that caused further distrust by having wildly different messages. For the majority who didn't fall into this category and are taking things seriously, the lack of necessary action due to pisspoor national testing/tracing infrastructure (ie, none) and federal support for those affected by any lockdowns to actually remain indoors has contributed to us spinning our wheels and making no progress. Without a doubt, HRC would have managed this better. 1. HRC may have sat on COVID similar to other countries but she wouldn't wait for it to spread in the community before taking action. 2. As mentioned earlier, she wouldn't have disbanded (nor discredited) the taskforce. 3. The Obama playbook would not go to waste (from what I recall - included in it were procuring PPE and equipment, as well as establishing testing and tracing necessities). 4. PPP, unemployment benefits, and sick leave support wouldn't be this wishful thought that Americans who qualify hopefully get it. 5. Let's assume there are no changes to lives lost to police brutality - HRC would not go benghazi on Portland and threaten other cities, further empowering the right wing talking point "if it's safe to protest and riot, it's safe to fully reopen the economy and fuck masks herp derp." An earlier response with an actual strategy would have saved a shit ton of lives. I have no doubts HRC would have carried out a strategy, leaning on the experts to guide the conversation rather than this bullshit "plan" we have now. Sidenote: There is a huge difference in federal response to Ebola when compared to COVID. The level of preparation we took for Ebola mirrored how the federal government guided the conversation. With COVID, we weren't moving nearly as quick, partially due to the false sense of security the Trump a administration was trying to portray. There are other factors to consider, but we definitely weren't alone with a slow start.
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I (dis)like how he's still hospitalized but his minions are tweeting out terrible things under his name. The hospitalization isn't too surprising for someone very sick. The length of stay for someone in our unit has been on the longer side of things. We just took someone off ecmo after 40+ days. Knowing how much this administration lies, bringing up other organs in the tweet makes me think he's worse off than they're leading on.
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(This isn't directed at you, just a general statement) It's fucking frustrating when I hear "I'll survive anyways." This piece was a nice glimpse into reality but I'm hoping it doesn't give people false hope that some treatments are just around the corner. ECMO is such a scarce resource, both the physical machine and the staff to run it (perfusionists or RN specialists). So far we're seeing a 50% survivability rate with ECMO. We're definitely having the same experiences - higher acuity needing more staff (some days we're needing 19 nurses for 12 COVID patients), loss of words for why labs are wonky, isolation affecting patients and staff. Super thankful we're not surging (yet), but the wait and anxiety is brutal. I'm absolutely concerned, nearby areas are impacted and trying to offload to other hospitals. COVID fucking sucksssssss. E: Because as frustrated as I am at all the entitled jerks, I'm super proud to work with the people I work with. Shameless plug of some colleagues: https://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/news/health/story/2020-06-13/on-the-bleeding-edge-of-the-covid-19-fight
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This is the kind of stuff that gets me... yea, you're most likely to survive COVID-19, but that's rarely followed up by how they'll cope if they get hospitalized and need intense treatments. Extended periods on the vent is going to be a rough time with rehab plus the thought of needing to recover from delirium and PICS (post-intensive-care-syndrome) is a hard pass. No fucking thanks. If you're down for good reads: https://www.theatlantic.com/science/archive/2020/04/life-after-the-icu/610384/?fbclid=IwAR1q9Xsywc4YKDV2CAIMQh2TQJDvdlTviXpGhCgXQxttv6J_yd0Q6cv-AQU https://www.theatlantic.com/video/archive/2020/05/icu-delirium/611155/
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Stay safe out there. Our positive cases and hospitalization rates are on that early trajectory. If you can, periodically check in on them; some of the nursing staff I'm working with are struggling. (Disclaimer: not saying they're harming themselves or anything, but it's not out of the realm of possibility since the emotional and physical stress is adding up.)
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Act 1 Scene 2: COVID Boogaloo Pure speculation: there won't be any defining nationwide waves for the US. Isolated areas will experience their respective waves while the national numbers (positive cases, hospitalizations, deaths, etc) just steadily increase as pockets of "muh freedumb patriots" continue to congregate spreading the disease until effective early treatments and/or vaccine are/is found and withheld for stupid amounts of money. I'm curious to see the impacts on dexamethasone's availability and price in the coming weeks, given the recent news.
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The Official Thread of Systemic Racism
emalider replied to SuperSpreader's topic in The Political Re-Education Camp
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Essential worker (management, not direct patient care), did not receive the $1200, and believe hourly workers and/or employees working directly with patients definitely should receive some sort of additional compensation with mental health support. Wishful thinking: the flyovers, car parades, food donations, etc are all nice gestures (and they are greatly appreciated), but it would be more invaluable to have a guaranteed supply chain for ppe and other previous single-use items. Also, PPE guarantees for non-medical workers.