“Health Care Workers are heroes, putting themselves on the line” said the big people.
1 in 7 covid positive Victorians are HCWs.
But only 1 in 5 covid positive HCW caught it at work??? Where else did HCW catch COVID other than from work?
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1 in 7 covid positive Victorians are HCWs.
But only 1 in 5 covid positive HCW caught it at work??? Where else did HCW catch COVID other than from work?
theage.com.au/national/one-i…
The attribution that majority of HCW catch covid outside work does not statistically make sense.
Because if we saw the truth and realise that HCWs are not well protected at work to do their job safely, then the workplace managers/owners will have to be scrutinised.
Because if we saw the truth and realise that HCWs are not well protected at work to do their job safely, then the workplace managers/owners will have to be scrutinised.
If anyone in my team caught covid doing our aerosol generating procedures, that’s a workplace safety issue.
Hence the noise many of us have made the last few weeks.
Good thing the old email keeps a record of conversations.
Hence the noise many of us have made the last few weeks.
Good thing the old email keeps a record of conversations.
“I feel unsafe doing urgent airway cases without N95.”
“Nah, you’ll be right. I think you’re overreacting. Here’s a surgical mask.”
A genuine safety concern must be addressed by the workplace.
“Nah, you’ll be right. I think you’re overreacting. Here’s a surgical mask.”
A genuine safety concern must be addressed by the workplace.
I’m a specialist ENT Head & Neck Airway surgeon. I too am informed by evidence. In fact the evidence that at least 361 ENT surgeons internationally have caught covid and at least 24 have died. I am not asking for a change of public health protocol. I am pleading for protection.
Here’s the ENT registry onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/al…
Ultimately, the evidence is mounting on the aerosolisation and airborne capabilities of COVID19. We can keep waiting for more evidence while more HCW catch COVID in hospitals, or we can apply the precautionary principles now.
Spacing, ventilation, proper masking, eye protection, etc.
Engineering, architecture, human psychology, aerosol science, occupational health, environmental health are some of the many specialties that can contribute to this issue challenging old hospital systems.
Engineering, architecture, human psychology, aerosol science, occupational health, environmental health are some of the many specialties that can contribute to this issue challenging old hospital systems.
