How has the coronavirus affected your personal life?

[RD.]

Nosocomial infections

Yes, such as MRSA. No matter how careful staff are, it happens, much more so than most uninformed folks could ever imagine.

 

[skjl47]

Probably folks with PhD's leading the discussion......

In Canada, even folks with PhD's are smart enough to get the vaccine.

as does his sister who loves in Canada , who oddly enough also has a PhD. I guess she missed the memo about being too smart to get vaccinated?

I think that only one person here was considering that, and it certainly wasn't me. lol

Hello; Interesting. I did post the link about who is refusing the vaccine and did mention PhD led the tally so I guess I am the one. Wonder how many references I have made about it?

 

[pacu mom]

BTW - young nephew of mine who is studying medicine is currently stationed in London (or just on the outskirts) and he said that while working on a covid ward, they only had surgical masks to wear, no face shields, no N95 masks. He now has vaccine x 2 at least, as does his sister who loves in Canada , who oddly enough also has a PhD. I guess she missed the memo about being too smart to get vaccinated?

Really sad to read this. N95 and KN95 masks are now readily available. There is no excuse for not providing them with the PPE they need. Everything I read on the internet is recommending KN95 or N95 masks for EVERYONE.

There are now N95 surgical respirators available for health care workers which in addition to being N95 masks are also ASTM Level 3 masks. N95 filtration: 95% of particles .3 micron in size. ASTM Level 3 filtration: 99% of particles .1 micron in size and the material is fluid resistant.

While COVID-19 virus size range from .02 - .5 microns, they are not free floating but attach to a droplet particle which can range from .5 - 20 microns in size.

The trouble with surgical masks that are ASTM Level 3, is that the masks do not seal around the face, so an N95 respirator is the better option.

 

[pacu mom]

Yes, such as MRSA. No matter how careful staff are, it happens, much more so than most uninformed folks could ever imagine.

My dental school training was pre-mask/gloves. A couple of years later, HIV was discovered. When I started masking/gloving, my patients questioned me. I would tell them the story of a dental hygienist with a herpes lesion on her hand who proceeded to infect every patient she worked on. My patients were then very happy that I took the precautions to wear masks and gloves.

PPE is a two way street, protecting both the patient and the clinician.

Cross contamination prevention has been a big deal in dentistry since the mid 1980s. Infection control classes became mandatory for license renewal. I hope the same is now true in nursing and medicine. My observations of medical settings in the past were not that great....are they being taught to disinfect their stethoscopes now?

 

[RD.]

Interesting. I did post the link about who is refusing the vaccine and did mention PhD led the tally so I guess I am the one. Wonder how many references I have made about it?

Yup, and I was the one poking fun at the absurdity of it all. Guilty as charged. lol

 

[RD.]

eally sad to read this. N95 and KN95 masks are now readily available. There is no excuse for not providing them with the PPE they need. Everything I read on the internet is recommending KN95 or N95 masks for EVERYONE.

There are now N95 surgical respirators available for health care workers which in addition to being N95 masks are also ASTM Level 3 masks. N95 filtration: 95% of particles .3 micron in size. ASTM Level 3 filtration: 99% of particles .1 micron in size and the material is fluid resistant.

While COVID-19 virus size range from .02 - .5 microns, they are not free floating but attach to a droplet particle which can range from .5 - 20 microns in size.

The trouble with surgical masks that are ASTM Level 3, is that the masks do not seal around the face, so an N95 respirator is the better option.

This was pre-Delta, but still - on a covid ward? INSANE to not have N95 masks for staff, along with face shields.

 

[Ulu]

What I can't believe, is how some folks don't seem to understand the part in the TOS here regarding politics. Most here understand plenty well the whys & why nots of what is going on behind the scenes. We just aren't allowed to discuss it.

Sorry, I ignored that part today because I’m not Canadian. You can’t be billy jack if you follow the rules.

 

[RD.]

Sorry, I ignored that part today because I’m not Canadian. You can’t be billy jack if you follow the rules.

No problem, but also no pissing or moaning when the topic gets locked. It's not like warnings haven't already been posted.

 

[Hendre]

This circle is STILL spinning, kinda amazed.

People of opposing political parties in America are screaming at each other to drop dead because they are the wrong color, party, sex, or religion. Those folks don’t care about dialogue anymore. When they say “we need to have a national conversation” about something, what they’re really saying is they want to spread more propaganda to support their position.

This is walking on very thin ice. You should consider yourself lucky that Oddball and Rob are not active currently. This thread is a mess.

 

[Ulu]

Look there’s nothing personal you guys. I like you. I like everybody here.

So if my post gets deleted or the thread gets locked or whatever, you must realize that my main point was that this has nothing to do with people taking or not taking a shot because they are stupid or smart.

This all has to do with conditioned psychological response. Most people are running on conditioning alone because thinking is the hardest work there is.