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BusyBeingBest

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3. Patients who are showing any symptoms probably have to be

Reply to Shell_Seas (Original post)

Sun Mar 22, 2020, 01:43 PM

Mar 2020

treated as if they have the virus--even if they're in medical facilities for other reasons. Testing isn't keeping up so you don't really know who has it and who doesn't, and you aren't supposed to reuse your protective gear between patients. That will burn through your isolation/PPE stockpiles in a hurry. Edit to add: lots of other reasons to use PPE, it's not just for this virus, it's for MRSA, C. difficile, VRE, and just basic universal precautions.

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If the hospitals aren't overrun yet, how are we already out of personal protective equipment? [View all] Shell_Seas Mar 2020 OP

trump and his cronies effed up on so many levels that's how mucifer Mar 2020 #1

Because we were ill-prepared for the rise in usage. milestogo Mar 2020 #2

Patients who are showing any symptoms probably have to be BusyBeingBest Mar 2020 #3

It's obvious: the for-profit health care system did not want to tie up money in inventory. Quemado Mar 2020 #4

one possible explanation kckc Mar 2020 #5

Exactly. And it is because of "just-in-time" inventory that we need a government program in place Midnight Writer Mar 2020 #6

We Might Not Be Yet ProfessorGAC Mar 2020 #7

Bet you most of this stuff comes from overseas. BluesRunTheGame Mar 2020 #8