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Trauma surgery | ICU | Research | Public health | Disaster med | Global health | Social justice @UMiamiMedicine
Apr 3, 2020 4 tweets 5 min read
1/ We need evidence-based, not inventory-based, guidelines. Thanks to @JosephSakran, @JJcolemanMD, @meganranney, @arghavan_salles, @RishiDesaiMD, @ACSInterntl and many more for leading the charge for #PPE in #COVID19. Full @MSNBC clip: youtube.com/channel/UCYVG-… 2/ #COVID19 asymptomatic rate is 50%. Even w/symptoms, test misses 1 in 3 infections. #PPE is not meant for reuse. We need more tests, more PPE. We need broad invoking of the #DefenseProtectionActNow. Govt uses DPA 300,000+ times yearly, btw.
Apr 3, 2020 4 tweets 5 min read
1/ We need evidence-based, not inventory-based, guidelines. Thanks to @JosephSakran, @JJColemanMD, @meganranney, @arghavan_salles, @RishiDesaiMD, @ACSInterntl, and so many more for leading the charge for #PPE in #COVID19. Full vid w/@AriMelber : . 2/ #COVID19 asymptomatic rate is 50%. Even w/symptoms, test misses 1 in 3 infections. #PPE is not meant for reuse. We need more tests, more PPE. We need broad invoking of the #DefenseProtectionActNow. Govt uses DPA 300,000+ times yearly, btw.