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EndlessWire

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18. Alarming numbers.
Tue May 5, 2020, 02:45 PM
May 2020

Patient with bilateral lung contusions from the steering wheel hitting his chest. 84% on room air. Way too low. Placed on nonrebreather mask at 6 liters; pinks up to about 93%. He wants to use the restroom on room air. Gets told no; while nurse is fetching a urinal for him, his son helps him to the restroom, knowing he was told "no." with an explanation. He skated through that one. Lucky man. He could have stood next to the bed and urinated while on oxygen.

People need to listen at least a little bit to the medical staff. Just because you feel good now doesn't mean that what is shown by xrays and the sensors can be ignored. And, docs need to listen to their patients. If a patient says they feel crappy, there's probably a reason.

You don't know if the nurse was also sick or not. Sounds like you were in the equivalent of a car wreck. This virus is brutal.

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