davefan66

Bourbon Vodka Rum - distant 3rd Hard liquor is occasional. Prefer a good beer instead....unless it’s a shot and a beer.

I don’t know why they aren’t ramping up production on ventilators. They absolutely should be. They should also be ramping up production on PPE. I believe the biggest failure here is the lack of mass testing early on. Testing would get those know to be positive off the streets and into quarantine. If done at the onset of this, there would be far fewer cases and less of a need for ventilators and les of a crutch on the health care system. The virus can incubate for 2-14 days, and there are many infected individuals carrying on without a single symptom. These two issues alone have caused many new infections that could have been stopped with mass testing. Would mass testing have stopped it in its tracks? No. But it certainly would have helped with the number of infected individuals. I can’t answer for sure, but in the next week in NYC and in the next few weeks here in Buffalo, we may find out.

There is only a finite number of ventilators available throughout the US. My guess is they are purchased based on the number of vented patients a hospital has historically seen, with of course additional for unforeseen needs. Clearly, there isn’t a vent for every critical care bed, plus overflow. Nobody saw this happening. So there clearly is not enough equipment and supplies. The answer is to produce more ASAP. But that doesn’t help the current epicenters. What needs to happen is a national effort to pool resources as best as possible. I’m sure there are vents in areas not hit yet that could be loaned to areas that are in desperate need. We need a single point of contact to help facilitate the transfer of equipment and supplies to maximize. How do we choose who gets and who doesn’t? Do we underserve an area today, to serve an area tomorrow? I don’t have that answer. What I can say is there has been, and will continue to be tough decisions being made by the medical community. Decisions as to who to hospitalize and who stays home. Decisions on who gets a vent and who doesn’t. Decisions that should never have to be made. Working in health care, our hospitals have been bracing for severe cuts from the federal and state levels. Prior to this pandemic we had a loss of jobs, positions not being filled, less available supplies, lower staffing levels, loss of OT, open shifts not being filled. Literally Told to “do more, with less”. As health care providers, we will always “do more with less”. How can we let our patients suffer?? It should never come down to that. That being said, there has to be change in health care delivery. I’m not going to get into a universal health care discussion, or anything else. Just stating it is difficult to deliver quality care on a daily basis. Now it is nearly impossible to deliver the care needed. Staffing, supplies, equipment are not available. Our patients are suffering and our staff are at severe risk. Something has to change after we get past this. It’s not “if” it will happen again, but when. And clearly, it has the potential to be much worse the next time.

This is not the answer. To rob Peter to pay Paul unless you are taking ventilators from areas that have very low number of cases, and can be proven through mass testing. Buffalo hospitals are all being hit with a COVID patients, and their ICU’s are filling quickly with vented patients. There had been a decent increase since a week ago, and the expectation is our apex is this upcoming week, or within the next two/three. Again, no way to know without testing. Since the average vent patient can be 4 days to multiple weeks, how can we say we can spare them here? What happens to our community?? Thankfully, NYC procured 1000 vents from China that were delivered yesterday and another 140 that were loaned from Oregon that doesn’t expect their apex for some time. As much as we need to help others in this time of need, how do we do that responsibly without harming our community? As an aside, There were false reports the National Guard “procured” vents from a few local hospitals a few nights ago. Categorically denied by those hospital systems.

I probably drink too much. Usually weekend only, could be a 12 or more. If it’s a bills game? Yup, drink too much! Now? With what’s going on, find myself drinking 3-4 weeknights per week, and weekends. Seems to be a rash of increased drinking lately with my fellow health care workers!

I can neither confirm, nor deny....

Fellow RN here. Have had a huge downturn in ED visits, see less than half the normal visits. Couple that with not doing elective surgeries, and our hospital is far below capacity. Need to keep it like that, just starting to get the COVID patients. We are actually overstaffing a bit. Lack of PPE is real. Sad that Te CDC has been forced to relax the requirements because of lack of supply. We need to be better than this.

No question it will Impact the season. Won’t have the off-season activities we normally do. Even if the season were to start in time, there will be an impact. I could see the season being canceled, but most likely delayed or shortened. Will it be without fans in the stands? Would be awful, but whatever it takes to slow, or hopefully contain this virus.

Regular paper masks are not meant for small particles that remain airborne for a period of time, such as COVID-19. Masks such as the N95 are filters/respirators, and are meant to capture 95% of airborne particles. Cloth masks most likely would allow a greater amount of viruses through, more than a paper/surgical mask. That being said. The CDC has rolled back their guidelines of masks. They stated previously for airborne use a N95 mask. Because of the shortage, they have rolled it back to using a basic surgical mask along with face shield.

I work in healthcare. The mask shortage is real with no end in site. The CDC back down on the type of mask that should be used for positive patients. It used to be N95 masks that are actual filters. CDC now states regular surgical masks are OK. Front line staff are being told if they do receive a N95 that it’s OK to reuse. That is new based on the shortage. Front line staff are scared for themselves, coworkers and family. Let alone the other patients we take care of that are hospitalized during this. Not protecting those treating these patients will only infect them which will lead to massive staffing shortages.

It’s a huge issue. If we started testing when the first cases hit the US, we could have better controlled this. Quarantining everyone is actually less useful than quarantining only those who test positive. Also, the ability to test helps verify actual hotspots to decide where to best utilize what resources we have. And everyone needs to keep in mind, as testing does begin we will see a huge spike in numbers. No need to freak out about that as it is not indicative of rapid spreading, just indicative of knowing who actually is positive. Sustained testing will allow us to actually track how the virus is spreading and being successfully slowed/stopped. Edit: what’s truly scary also is that healthcare workers are not being tested. Being told if symptomatic, must report to work. I understand that there is only a finite healthcare workforce. But sending workers who are positive to care for others will only serve to incresse the spread.

Alcohol Watching Breaking Bad. Again.

I’d take Gordon on a 1 year big contract. May just satisfy him in this market. We obviously are not looking at just making the playoffs this year. He’d be a great addition.

No. Dudes a headache.

Beane killing it! Draft will be mostly offense and a DB. Going for it this year. 100%

Crazy time we are in. I work health care and it’s scary the shortage of equipment for caregivers. Feel those at the bedside are putting their lives at risk to care for sick patients. Worst part is, it’s only just begun here. Will get worse before it gets better. I did PM you.

I agree. Although loved the other Phillips and loved to keep him

Dang. Beane will find a replacement, and add.

Honestly, could still see him end up in NE. Won’t celebrate until he signs elsewhere.

Coronavirus is a catch all for the type of virus it is, speaks to the shape of the virus. COVID 19 is the type of Coronavirus. https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/types.html

Shopped Tops today. Lot about 2/3rds full. No TP, Diet Coke, frozen veggies or chicken. Bread aisle decimated. Otherwise, pretty much everything else. Even had Clorox wipes (not many). Deli fully stocked. Gonna be a long few months.

Suggs got himself released and tried to get back to the Ravens because they were the odds on favorite for the Super Bowl. Look how that turned out.

Yep. click on the pic in instagram and their names are tagged.

Had the $5/month after my original free subscription ran out. Went to renegotiate and they gave me nothing. Right before summer of last year. Wanted to be able to stream while outside so I ended up getting a decent deal, but not great. Believe it was somewhere in the $16/month range for service. Also ended up paying an additional $8/month for streaming on any device. I called at some point to discuss my bill and found out that streaming was now included. Yet, they were charging me the additional $8/month for streaming. Was charged like this for 3 months. Talked to a supervisor who refunded me the $24 for streaming and gave me a full year for $99.bucks for XM Select, best I could do. better than paying full price.

Jim Kelly signed for 5 years 8 million. Made him the highest paid NFL player at the time. Amazing we feel 6 million isn’t a lot anymore.