We have two levels of PPE.

Level 1 PPE is a lower level gown, and a basic mask.
Level 4 PPE is full wrap-around non-porous gown, N95 respirator, thigh-high boots, visor, KKK hood, goggles.

Level 4 is only used for COVID confirmed. I don't have a place to upload what I look like in it. Would like to.

In addition, certain medical procedures are being knocked down the priority list. They're called Aerosol Generating Medical Procedures.
- BVM ventilation
- yankauer airway suction
- CPR (yes... CPR)
- endotracheal intubation (the thing with the blade and the light)
- all nebulized medications (like ventolin)

So if a person has COVID, and they're in cardiac arrest, the CPR and BVM ventilations will render the COVID aerosol which the research now shows will remain aerosol for 8 hours before coming out of the air.
So even though intubation is an AGMP, I am intubating early in order to protect the rest of the people who are helping me resuscitate the patient because once tubed, the airway is closed circuit.
To do this, I either kick everyone out of the room, or I send everyone as far away from the patient's mouth as possible and don level 4 PPE to perform the procedure. Everyone in the room must also be at LEAST wearing goggles and N95.


The other thing the media isn't talk about (and surprisingly social media is the driving force behind it) is that hospitals are severely lacking in PPE.
Nurses are being told to wear the SAME mask all day. One mask per day is fucking retarded and dangerous.
The other thing, we are running out of ventilators.
Also, hospitals are turning certain wings into ICU wings now to accommodate the intubated COVD+ patients.
Some hospitals have so many ventilated patients they have 5 patients on ONE ventilator. That means they have to see what patients have similar breathing volumes and put them together to share. It is FUCKED.

So while the press talks about positive cases (which means fuck all)... the hospitals and paramedics are the ones who are talking about the actual state of things.

People may not wanna social distance, but they really fucking need to.
Stay safe guys... it is real.

i'm at work, full PPE, screening ppl for covid assessment. good times.

We have two levels of PPE.

Level 1 PPE is a lower level gown, and a basic mask.
Level 4 PPE is full wrap-around non-porous gown, N95 respirator, thigh-high boots, visor, KKK hood, goggles.

Level 4 is only used for COVID confirmed. I don't have a place to upload what I look like in it. Would like to.

In addition, certain medical procedures are being knocked down the priority list. They're called Aerosol Generating Medical Procedures.
- BVM ventilation
- yankauer airway suction
- CPR (yes... CPR)
- endotracheal intubation (the thing with the blade and the light)
- all nebulized medications (like ventolin)

So if a person has COVID, and they're in cardiac arrest, the CPR and BVM ventilations will render the COVID aerosol which the research now shows will remain aerosol for 8 hours before coming out of the air.
So even though intubation is an AGMP, I am intubating early in order to protect the rest of the people who are helping me resuscitate the patient because once tubed, the airway is closed circuit.
To do this, I either kick everyone out of the room, or I send everyone as far away from the patient's mouth as possible and don level 4 PPE to perform the procedure. Everyone in the room must also be at LEAST wearing goggles and N95.


The other thing the media isn't talk about (and surprisingly social media is the driving force behind it) is that hospitals are severely lacking in PPE.
Nurses are being told to wear the SAME mask all day. One mask per day is fucking retarded and dangerous.
The other thing, we are running out of ventilators.
Also, hospitals are turning certain wings into ICU wings now to accommodate the intubated COVD+ patients.
Some hospitals have so many ventilated patients they have 5 patients on ONE ventilator. That means they have to see what patients have similar breathing volumes and put them together to share. It is FUCKED.

So while the press talks about positive cases (which means fuck all)... the hospitals and paramedics are the ones who are talking about the actual state of things.

People may not wanna social distance, but they really fucking need to.
Stay safe guys... it is real.

forgive me if I'm asking a stupid question, but we hear stories about other countries trying different anti viral medications used primarily to treat other things but seem to have a positive impact on some covid patients...whats stopping canada from trying these as a last resort? I know they are working on a vaccine but that is like a year away..what harm can come from trying something that was designed for SARS but may have a positive affect on a covid patient as well, and hopefully free up more ventilators?

Thank you to the guys on the frontline! Please go and enjoy Harvey’s/Swiss Chalet LOL

forgive me if I'm asking a stupid question, but we hear stories about other countries trying different anti viral medications used primarily to treat other things but seem to have a positive impact on some covid patients...whats stopping canada from trying these as a last resort? I know they are working on a vaccine but that is like a year away..what harm can come from trying something that was designed for SARS but may have a positive affect on a covid patient as well, and hopefully free up more ventilators?

2 and 3 are probably people refusing to give up their names/id.


Wife finally has a few nights off after working a good 7-8 shifts in a row. Around 20 cases in all of Burl/Ham/Niagara . Couple of deaths but lots recovering too.

unfortunately you need the doom and gloom, without it the majority would be on with their day like the kids who were out celebrating spring break still



People are donating PPE to her hospital, leaving flowers and notes for the staff, restaurants delivering tons of food too.