It’s all a bit unsettling. We need extra staff on so I’ve been moved from days on to nights. [1/n]
After handover it’s hard to differentiate the patients. They all have such similar stories...a few day history of cough and fevers. [2/n]
The ventilated patients become a bit static. It is several days before they can breathe strongly enough for themselves, with good enough oxygen levels, to be ready to come off the ventilator. [3/n]
Patients aged 16-90, a mix of very healthy individuals and some with comorbidity. It feels like there is a disproportionate number of asthmatics. [4/n]
They get an extra thorough wash when I get through the door. [10/n]
Almost all the patients had symptoms for several days before they needed hospital and intensive care. [11/n]
Everyone must distance themselves from others.
Please take this seriously.
What you do today will help us cope with what is coming in the next few weeks. [12/12]