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NPR covered that in another recent story: > The fallout from such fear has concerned U.S. doctors for weeks while they have tracked a worrying trend: As the pa
by Kerrick 6y ago
NPR covered that in another recent story:
> The fallout from such fear has concerned U.S. doctors for weeks while they have tracked a worrying trend: As the pandemic took hold, the number of patients showing up at hospitals with serious cardiovascular emergencies such as strokes and heart attacks has shrunk dramatically.
> Across the U.S., doctors call the drop-off staggering, unlike anything they've seen. And they worry a new wave of patients is headed their way — people who have delayed care and will be sicker and more injured when they finally arrive in emergency rooms.
https://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2020/05/06/850454989/eerie-emptiness-of-ers-worries-doctors-where-are-the-heart-attacks-and-strokes https://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2020/05/06/8504549...
- lumberingjack 6y agoMy father needs medical help RN but everyone is putting him off just sending RX over phone no (pain pills though) saying "stay home". ASAP they open we all wheeling him in there for a MRI if we have to camp outside in a waiting line so be it.
- forgot_again 6y agoYou should bring him to an emergency room now.
- threecheese 6y agoI don't know where you are, but in my area (east of NYC) the ERs are non-COVID and strictly separated. Weigh the risk, but know that the ERs are not necessarily warzones. Call the hospital and ask them, but don't delay care just because you don't know the real risks. I've been (physically) to an urgent care clinic, a specialist's office, and a dentist in the past week, because I waited two months for care, and I'm feeling pretty stupid (I'm high risk). The protocols are different, waaaaahhy more strict, but they are treating people.