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https://www.propublica.org/article/a-medical-worker-describes--terrifying-lung-failure-from-covid19-even-in-his-young-patients

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“When someone has an infection, I’m used to seeing the normal colors you’d associate with it: greens and yellows. The coronavirus patients with ARDS have been having a lot of secretions that are actually pink because they’re filled with blood cells that are leaking into their airways. They are essentially drowning in their own blood and fluids because their lungs are so full. So we’re constantly having to suction out the secretions every time we go into their rooms.”

Sounds like absolute hell.

5 hours ago, Paperclyp said:

I have to vent a little. I work in a hospital and we still have little to no direction of what is happening. People are recklessly using PPE. No clear policy in place of when you should and shouldn’t use it. STILL I have fucking nurses and therapists telling me they think it’s all overblown and quote flu statistics. 
 

They are completely oblivious to the incoming shit storm we are about to receive. It is infuriating and makes the situation fell all the more helpless. 
 

FUCK

Sorry you're going through that, I'm familiar with that feeling (minus nurses and therapists blowing it off and quoting flu statistics). We've always had a low threshold for covid ICU admissions, and we’re just about to find out final cohorting and surge plans. Still not sure if we have a staffing plan other than a voluntary labor pool.

I hope for your sanity and the patients’ sake things start to get better.

One of the nurses I work with has flu-like symptoms, unsure if he has COVID and wants to get tested. He called his provider and was told he can't get tested because there aren't enough tests. Still.

The next few months are going to suck - for the elderly, immunocompromised, healthcare workers, first responders, everyone... UGH.

3 hours ago, Massdriver said:

This isn’t the first virus that originated from China’s animal food markets. They haven’t tried hard enough to shut that shit down. 

https://www.google.com/amp/s/amp.cnn.com/cnn/2020/03/05/asia/china-coronavirus-wildlife-consumption-ban-intl-hnk/index.html

Seems like some wildlife farms have already been shut down. Hopefully this isn't just small talk (but who am I kidding!).

1 hour ago, Chairslinger said:

I know that Millenials take a lot of shit about stuff, but, "Divorced him because of some shit he said about me on his podcast" is pretty damn Millenial.

She was done "playing his wife." Can't wait for the Bravo-esque drama to come out.

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3 hours ago, PaladinSolo said:

 

Somewhat of the same experience at my hospital. The attending has to run all suspected patients through the incident command center, who then discusses it with the county, then we get approval for the patient's identification number a few hours later. Results have come back within 24 hours. Great news though (/s): county can only review during business hours, otherwise you gotta wait. Oh, and we send the sample to the county also so gotta wait all weekend if the sample is sent on a Friday.

To be fair, I don't know the exact details and comments that occur from the attending on, but I know there's frustration. The non-cynical side of me thinks there's some form of resource preservation going around. Based on CDC's current guidelines, they are stating covid patients require to be cared for in a negative-pressure room (which also requires the N95 masks). But knowing the incompetence of this administration, it's more likely that there is no clearly disseminated plan from the government.

1 hour ago, PaladinSolo said:

I mean totally controlled amirite?  CA is one of the only states that is able to effectively test for the virus btw.

I was still at the bedside in a medical icu during the ebola outbreak a few years back. Screening and preparing for Covid almost seems like an afterthought (at least from what I'm noticing) compared to what we did for ebola. 

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Edit: I'm in California.

1 hour ago, Rev said:

Also, I think VR is more demanding on the cpu, isn’t it ?

Not necessarily. The Rift S recommended specs are i5-4590/ryzen 5 1500x.
 

We recently got the Oculus link cable for our Quest and it's pretty sweet.

Might be late to the party, but for the PVPers, the grind to Legend on freelance is tolerable. I had the best luck mid-week around 6pm Paciifc. Matchmaking is strange how some games are crazy sweaty with some cake walks sprinkled in. Not complaining, don't know if my heart could take the grind's worth of it.

Schlonged is an often used word...

References a 1984 campaign...

🤣🤣😭😭

How fucking embarrassing. That Trump golfing with a tantrum gif is so appropriate. 

Really digging pvp. Just started the campaign but what I've played is pretty fun.

But how do you do it? I thought it was just removing the s in https but that's definitely not the way.

E: thanks b_m

http://mobile.twitter.com/jennyrachelpal/status/1169360331686236160

E: Bah gawd, how does one imbed a tweet on mobile? 🤷‍♂️

On 8/21/2019 at 8:45 PM, bladimir2k said:

Bunch of us were on PS4 but are migrating to pc after today. A few are remain on PS4 so we are going to play back an forth between the 2. 

Decided to hop on the PC game. M&K is definitely something else.

Anybody else on the PC, feel free to add me (same as on PS4, emalider). Being the only one on my friends/clan list does not feel goodman.

E: New to Battle.net. It's emalider#1157 if that makes a difference.

49 minutes ago, NeoJoe said:

We've got Scourge down easy breezy but for Crown we're still on the struggle bus and can't get past the 3rd encounter.

Beat Scourge yesterday (yay) and I’ve heard Crown is a bit tough. If you need a sixth, I’m down for trying to run it.

On 7/21/2019 at 11:32 AM, Anzo said:

Which ones do you need?

 

EDIT: which raids I mean. We have yet to complete Crown of Sorrow but can complete all the other ones quite easily. 

Just completed Last Wish (yay). Need Scourge and Crown for the last two of the current MMXIX seal.

2 hours ago, TheGreatGamble said:

Ahhhh... the short, pudgy face of white “supremacy”

Holding judgment on this, more info seems to be coming out. (https://www.google.com/amp/s/heavy.com/news/2019/07/eric-sparkes/amp/)

Either way we lose - a state representative fabricating a story or a dude trying to pull a fast one.

Dang. I'm only halfway for some of these seals (thought they were badges until I checked the destiny app). Time to get on that grind...

On 7/8/2019 at 7:39 PM, NeoJoe said:

I'll stick to PS4. All by myself...

 

Not sure if y'all still raid but I need completions on pretty much all of 'em. That MMXIX and Shadow badge..... 😎

1 hour ago, stepee said:

 

That isn’t even the worst part. She tells him that her mom and brothers were killed and he asks “where are they now?”....... 

That was beyond painful. It's another 18 months of this? ;(

1 hour ago, thewhyteboar said:

It's not just Trump, the entire GOP is rotten to the core.

http://mobile.twitter.com/tonyposnanski/status/1150890076550979584

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(Totally inept at embedding)

Those comments are beyond pathetic. Must be a really shitty life to be so angry at AOC.

58 minutes ago, mclumber1 said:

 

Many states will consider it double homicide if a pregnant woman is murdered.  Famously, Scott Peterson is on death row in California for not only killing his wife, but also the fetus inside of her. 

I'm in the same camp as @Spawn_of_Apathy that anything less than viable is a parasite. Viability can occur around weeks 24 - 25. Just did a quick search and it looks like Laci Peterson was at least seven months pregnant, which explains the double homicide.

EVGA black edition 2080ti checking in, on that 1440p widescreen doe.