Let me tell you a story:
A man, 45 and father of 3, goes to the ER with fever and shortness of breath. He is admitted, placed on O2, tested for COVID, and treatment started to reduce fever. He is put in isolation and family can visit 1 at a time for 5 mins. Day 1
A man, 45 and father of 3, goes to the ER with fever and shortness of breath. He is admitted, placed on O2, tested for COVID, and treatment started to reduce fever. He is put in isolation and family can visit 1 at a time for 5 mins. Day 1
Father not improving & a little worse, O2 increased, fever still 103 F. Test result not back, patient moved to ICU, he is filled with anxiety because he’s just been told he has 10 mins to decide to be sedated and vented, family can not visit. Crying he decides to be vented. Day 2
Father being proned to help his lungs work. Test result not back. Hospital ICU staff working to keep him comfortable going in and out of room as little as possible due to PPE shortage. Family can not visit. Day 3
Father getting worse, kidney function decreasing he is placed on Continous Renal Replacement Therapy. Father still prone, thick ugly mucous pouring out of his nose the CRRT is tricky in this position but is started. Test result not back, family can not visit. Day 4
Father dies. Test result not back, family couldn’t visit to say goodbye. A nurse held his hand crying 😢 Day 5
Test result came back, father was positive for COVID-19. Day 6
#BeSafe #WearMask #ProtectYouAndOthers
Test result came back, father was positive for COVID-19. Day 6
#BeSafe #WearMask #ProtectYouAndOthers
