I see the chest X-rays and CTs of COVID pneumonitis every day. This is nothing like we’ve seen before. I’ve been a doctor 20 years this year. We’ve had bird and swine flu, plus seasonal flu. This is on another level entirely, by a long way.
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Als antwoord op @mattdbull @truckingfridge en
There are doctors that say otherwise. As a radiologist, what do you think the societal, educational and economical outfall will be from the measures? I’m not disrespecting you but from your position everything looks worse. You’re going to see it from the worst angle.
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Als antwoord op @JordanBrady1 @truckingfridge en
Another level.... in bad flu seasons ITU beds become scarce, sometimes people may be looked after briefly in other areas. Last year we quadrupled our ITU beds. Specialist surgeons are helping out with the medical ward rounds, or tasked with turning patients over in ITU. This has
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Als antwoord op @mattdbull @truckingfridge en
So we don’t have less beds and staff than previous years?
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Als antwoord op @JordanBrady1 @mattdbull en
Yes they do Labour stripped 32,000 beds from the NHS.
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Als antwoord op @truckingfridge @mattdbull en
So why is a radiologist telling me they have more beds this year?
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Als antwoord op @JordanBrady1 @truckingfridge en
I said more ITU beds.
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Als antwoord op @mattdbull @JordanBrady1 en
Nightingale Hospitals were set up specifically for the virus what happened to them?? Oh yes torn down or mothballed the beds were there.
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Als antwoord op @truckingfridge @JordanBrady1 en
But not the staff... but that’s been said a thousand times already
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Als antwoord op @mattdbull @truckingfridge en
So if you’re saying there’s a crisis even though there’s more beds but there’s no staff to make those beds any use then the argument that there are more beds is pretty pointless.
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Supply and demand. Supply a bit up, demand way up. When this mismatch happens with electricity we get blackouts.
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