enhanced_deficit
03-10-2020, 10:31 PM
Nurses Battling Coronavirus Beg for Protective Gear and Better Planning
Health care workers are among the most at risk of contracting the virus, but many say they lack protective gear and protocols to keep themselves and their patients safe.
Robin Addison, a nurse at Providence Regional Medical Center in Everett, Wash., demonstrated how she wears a respirator helmet with a face shield. It is similar to the one she used when she helped treat a man, currently in isolation at the hospital.
By Farah Stockman and Mike Baker
March 6, 2020
In the fight against the coronavirus, nurses play a critical role, but some on the front lines in the hardest-hit areas in the United States say they fear that their health is not being made a priority.
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/03/05/us/coronavirus-nurses.html
Several young doctors in China have died of the coronavirus. Medical workers are far more vulnerable to infection than the general population.
Aylin Woodward
Mar 3, 2020
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Chinese doctor Li Wenliang died of the coronavirus on February 7, 2020. LI WENLIANG/GAN EN FUND via REUTERS
More than 3,300 of the 78,800 coronavirus cases in mainland China are among healthcare workers.
At least eight medical workers have died, including one doctor who was 29 and another who was 34.
Older people have the highest risk of dying from the virus. But doctors are at risk because they're overworked, exposed to many infected people, and may lack adequate protection.
Visit Business Insider's homepage for more stories.
Peng Yinhua, a 29-year-old Chinese doctor, planned to marry his fiancée on February 1. But as the coronavirus outbreak grew, Peng postponed his wedding to help treat patients in Wuhan. He died of the disease on February 21.
Peng was one of at least eight healthcare workers who have died of the virus. Another young doctor, Li Wenliang, died February 7, leaving behind a son and pregnant wife. Li, who was 34, had been censored after sounding the alarm about the coronavirus to fellow medical-school alumni.
https://www.businessinsider.com/why-coronavirus-killed-young-chinese-doctors-2020-2
Health care workers are among the most at risk of contracting the virus, but many say they lack protective gear and protocols to keep themselves and their patients safe.
Robin Addison, a nurse at Providence Regional Medical Center in Everett, Wash., demonstrated how she wears a respirator helmet with a face shield. It is similar to the one she used when she helped treat a man, currently in isolation at the hospital.
By Farah Stockman and Mike Baker
March 6, 2020
In the fight against the coronavirus, nurses play a critical role, but some on the front lines in the hardest-hit areas in the United States say they fear that their health is not being made a priority.
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/03/05/us/coronavirus-nurses.html
Several young doctors in China have died of the coronavirus. Medical workers are far more vulnerable to infection than the general population.
Aylin Woodward
Mar 3, 2020
https://i.insider.com/5e56d0eafee23d333b7e2ae7?width=1300&format=jpeg&auto=webp
Chinese doctor Li Wenliang died of the coronavirus on February 7, 2020. LI WENLIANG/GAN EN FUND via REUTERS
More than 3,300 of the 78,800 coronavirus cases in mainland China are among healthcare workers.
At least eight medical workers have died, including one doctor who was 29 and another who was 34.
Older people have the highest risk of dying from the virus. But doctors are at risk because they're overworked, exposed to many infected people, and may lack adequate protection.
Visit Business Insider's homepage for more stories.
Peng Yinhua, a 29-year-old Chinese doctor, planned to marry his fiancée on February 1. But as the coronavirus outbreak grew, Peng postponed his wedding to help treat patients in Wuhan. He died of the disease on February 21.
Peng was one of at least eight healthcare workers who have died of the virus. Another young doctor, Li Wenliang, died February 7, leaving behind a son and pregnant wife. Li, who was 34, had been censored after sounding the alarm about the coronavirus to fellow medical-school alumni.
https://www.businessinsider.com/why-coronavirus-killed-young-chinese-doctors-2020-2