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malaise

(268,676 posts) Sun Nov 22, 2020, 08:34 AM Nov 2020

Were I in charge of a hospital, admission for Covid-19 treatment [View all]

would require answering a simple question - did you/the patient wear a mask? Do you/the patient think masks work?
No mask, no entry - why should my staff die treating people who have no respect for others.

Go home and die - and fuck you.

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Were I in charge of a hospital, admission for Covid-19 treatment [View all] malaise Nov 2020 OP

Sounds right to me. blueinredohio Nov 2020 #1

And insurance shouldn't cover them either. Rorey Nov 2020 #2

Their insurance should jack their rates up. FoxNewsSucks Nov 2020 #18

That sounds great! Rorey Nov 2020 #25

Go home and die, that's a pretty good decriptor of Republican healthcare plans. Lancero Nov 2020 #3

When last I checked falling from a tree is still an accident malaise Nov 2020 #4

Why climb a tree to begin with? LisaL Nov 2020 #14

There's a huge difference FoxNewsSucks Nov 2020 #17

+1,000 malaise Nov 2020 #19

There is a surcharge for smokers. greymattermom Nov 2020 #26

False equivalence Try Harder Nov 2020 #28

And for a patient with a lung cancer, are you going to ask if they smoked? LisaL Nov 2020 #5

You are missing the point malaise Nov 2020 #6

... NurseJackie Nov 2020 #8

And a deadly global pandemic to boot malaise Nov 2020 #9

So before treating AIDS patients you would ask if they slept around? LisaL Nov 2020 #11

No - the only point I made re AIDS is that knowingly spreading it malaise Nov 2020 #12

I am glad you don't actually have a hospital. LisaL Nov 2020 #13

Like AIDS patients? EllieBC Nov 2020 #32

Not one AIDs patient endangered hospital staff malaise Nov 2020 #34

No that is not all. EllieBC Nov 2020 #50

I'm not all in for any deaths except those who refuse malaise Nov 2020 #55

Did you sleep through the 80s? Ms. Toad Nov 2020 #58

Would wearing a mask lessen the spread of COVID-19? ahoysrcsm Nov 2020 #72

I was responding to a very specific assertion: Ms. Toad Nov 2020 #75

And I was replying to your statement as a whole. ahoysrcsm Nov 2020 #77

I made zero assertions relating to health officials acquring COVID 19 from their patients. Ms. Toad Nov 2020 #79

Not sure, I think it was where you got a bloodborne illness... ahoysrcsm Nov 2020 #89

If you're going to jump into a sub-thread, read the sub-thread. Ms. Toad Nov 2020 #91

Yep confused. I uderstand a lot of healtchare workers got sick... ahoysrcsm Nov 2020 #92

I agree as to COVID 19 - and I've been working since March to convince people to wear masks Ms. Toad Nov 2020 #93

I appologize, I was confused. ahoysrcsm Nov 2020 #94

Right. Should a hospital reject a car crash victim if the accident was their fault? Towlie Nov 2020 #7

There would be consequences for that drunk driver. FoxNewsSucks Nov 2020 #16

Too many false equivalencies treestar Nov 2020 #40

Drunk drivers willfully drink before climbing behind the wheel of their car. Ms. Toad Nov 2020 #60

False equivalent treestar Nov 2020 #42

I agree with this, LisaL peggysue2 Nov 2020 #70

You're not the only one who feels this way. NurseJackie Nov 2020 #10

Couldn't agree more. FoxNewsSucks Nov 2020 #15

Why should my staff be killed by these deliberate superspreaders malaise Nov 2020 #20

It's called TRIAGE. Their willingness to spread the disease... NurseJackie Nov 2020 #21

You may be a nurse but you must have been absent from nursing school that day. Towlie Nov 2020 #61

It depends on the triage process. Ms. Toad Nov 2020 #65

Can doctors favor the heterosexuals? The people who go to their church? The members of their party? Towlie Nov 2020 #66

Those aren't behavior- based indicators of future ability/willing to care for scarce resources. N/t Ms. Toad Nov 2020 #68

This isn't about a prejudice. FoxNewsSucks Nov 2020 #87

LOL! NurseJackie Nov 2020 #67

This message was self-deleted by its author sl8 Nov 2020 #22

Why - is he or she transmitting a pandemic to my hospital staff? malaise Nov 2020 #35

This message was self-deleted by its author sl8 Nov 2020 #49

More likely, go home and become mini-superspreaders. Ms. Toad Nov 2020 #62

Yet more false equivalence treestar Nov 2020 #43

Insurance companies lobbied for helmet requirements for motorcyclists Mr. Ected Nov 2020 #23

Great post malaise Nov 2020 #36

That is my Rebl2 Nov 2020 #24

True, and we're at the point of hospitals FoxNewsSucks Nov 2020 #51

Death Panels Martin Eden Nov 2020 #27

Following Mr. Ected's post malaise Nov 2020 #37

They should willingly sign, because they think it's a hoax anyway treestar Nov 2020 #44

Put their signature where their mouth is Martin Eden Nov 2020 #63

While clearly this can't be done in the way you describe, and we treat many people who might be... Silent3 Nov 2020 #29

when i saw the title i knew what i would ask.... certainot Nov 2020 #30

We don't ask addicts if they tried rehab or heart attack patients EllieBC Nov 2020 #31

JFC - do addicts or heart attack patients transmit deadly global pandemics to hospital staff? malaise Nov 2020 #38

I understand the sentiment. But there are a lot of people getting medical care for highplainsdem Nov 2020 #33

how many of those potential patients are spreading a deadly malaise Nov 2020 #39

In this case, they don't have it because of their own foolishness treestar Nov 2020 #45

I admit to being very conflicted about the central point here. BobTheSubgenius Nov 2020 #41

Totally agree but since I am not a doctor I'd be merely protecting malaise Nov 2020 #47

That's the point that it seems some here are missing. FoxNewsSucks Nov 2020 #53

"Oh, sorry! That's just a hoax. You're fine. Go home.' lindysalsagal Nov 2020 #46

Yep malaise Nov 2020 #48

Perfect. FoxNewsSucks Nov 2020 #52

No worse than the flu. NurseJackie Nov 2020 #71

No Proud Liberal Dem Nov 2020 #54

I agree it's a nice idea, but the only problem is mtnsnake Nov 2020 #56

Bingo Zeus69 Nov 2020 #57

This message was self-deleted by its author pinkstarburst Nov 2020 #59

Good post Zeus69 Nov 2020 #64

Should we require everyone to wear a mask/face cover when in public spaces? ahoysrcsm Nov 2020 #73

The Southern Hemisphere skipped flu season this year malaise Nov 2020 #78

Thanks for posting, I had missed this earlier. ahoysrcsm Nov 2020 #90

This message was self-deleted by its author pinkstarburst Nov 2020 #114

Being stupid results in no medical care? LizBeth Nov 2020 #69

I started wearing a near hazmat full face respirator yesterday. roamer65 Nov 2020 #74

I've said THIS many times here. (not same wording but same thoughts) bluestarone Nov 2020 #76

Why should any hospital endanger its staff for these cretins malaise Nov 2020 #81

Exactly bluestarone Nov 2020 #82

I am down with that. Blue_true Nov 2020 #80

THIS malaise Nov 2020 #83

I Guess We Can RobinA Nov 2020 #84

This message was self-deleted by its author RobinA Nov 2020 #85

I Can't Believe RobinA Nov 2020 #86

sometimes i think most of the posters here are smart ppl. mopinko Nov 2020 #88

Yep - they can do what they want and kill the hospital staff malaise Nov 2020 #95

the only trouble, besides the fact that they lie, mopinko Nov 2020 #96

The good news and the bad news malaise Nov 2020 #98

well, it's a bit far for me. mopinko Nov 2020 #101

LOL malaise Nov 2020 #103

ferealz, i will get down there one of these days. mopinko Nov 2020 #104

You'll never see me on a cruise malaise Nov 2020 #111

yeah, they seems like a good deal. then you get nickel and dimed. mopinko Nov 2020 #115

Right, let's do away with "First, do no harm.". marie999 Nov 2020 #97

The anti-maskers will not be allowed to harm my staff malaise Nov 2020 #99

Then they should get another profession. marie999 Nov 2020 #106

I'm the hospital administrator not a doctor or nurse malaise Nov 2020 #107

You need to get another job. You are not fit to run a hospital. marie999 Nov 2020 #108

ROFL malaise Nov 2020 #109

This is my last post for you. marie999 Nov 2020 #110

OK malaise Nov 2020 #112

Are you going to ask a heart patient what they have been eating? former9thward Nov 2020 #100

The heart patient does not have a deadly global pandemic malaise Nov 2020 #102

Nah. That is Puke thinking. pwb Nov 2020 #105

You'd lose your license, your job and possibly your freedom. nolabear Nov 2020 #113