Summary 𧡠of last night's SHA "town hall" for MDs:
- Overall #SK test positivity ~14%
- Cases declining, but so is testing
- #SK has HIGHEST current case & death rates of all provinces
- HIGHEST ICU census per capita of ANY province at ANY point in pandemic.
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- Overall #SK test positivity ~14%
- Cases declining, but so is testing
- #SK has HIGHEST current case & death rates of all provinces
- HIGHEST ICU census per capita of ANY province at ANY point in pandemic.
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Vaccine & mask mandates have helped, but not enough. #SK remains in exponential growth & cases NOT coming down at this point.
Public health experts @SaskHealth recommend gathering restrictions, including limits on household gatherings, capacity limits, etc.
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Public health experts @SaskHealth recommend gathering restrictions, including limits on household gatherings, capacity limits, etc.
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As of 0730hrs yesterday AM (Oct 21), 117 persons in ICU. 57 persons on high-flow oxygen (Optiflow) normally in ICU, cared for on regular hospital wards.
ICU census now forcing out-of-province transfers, widespread service slowdowns, and informal triage.
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ICU census now forcing out-of-province transfers, widespread service slowdowns, and informal triage.
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Noting once again that #SK has the WORST ICU census per capita of ANY Canadian province at ANY point in the pandemic.
Note specifically how #AB ICU curve finally coming down. Ours, no indication of such.
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Note specifically how #AB ICU curve finally coming down. Ours, no indication of such.
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Application of "Pandemic Crisis Care Principles" (aka formal triage) will support our current ICU dynamic. So YES, formal ICU triage is BOTH NECESSARY & UNAVOIDABLE in #SK.
We don't expect improvement in situation for at least 4-5 weeks, even *if* #SK locked down.
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We don't expect improvement in situation for at least 4-5 weeks, even *if* #SK locked down.
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To be blunt, #SK's pandemic situation remains a giant cluster f***. It's fair to say we're in the WORST situation of ANY province through the pandemic thus far.
The key problem is that despite how bad everything is, we've still somehow NOT reenacted basic PHOs.
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The key problem is that despite how bad everything is, we've still somehow NOT reenacted basic PHOs.
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The longer we willingly choose to do NOTHING, the longer this will drag for, the more #SK citizens will suffer & die (both from COVID & *other* urgent unaddressed medical issues).
Sadly, we'll stay in media spotlight for weeks. Longer, even, if no action is taken.
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Sadly, we'll stay in media spotlight for weeks. Longer, even, if no action is taken.
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Kudos to @Carlainsask for tweeting out the screenshots from last evening for reference. Please give her a follow for updates like this.
Full presentation should be posted here in the near future for reference.
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Full presentation should be posted here in the near future for reference.
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