webfact Posted April 16, 2020 Share Posted April 16, 2020 Exhausted on the frontline against Covid-19 - without proper PPE Picture: Sanook A picture being widely shared and commented upon on Thai social media showed a doctor sitting exhausted up against a wall in the corridor of a quarantine facility. The doctor had to cobble together her own protection made up of what looked like a raincoat, plastic bags and Wellington boots. The picture was taken in Yaha district which is in Yala in southern Thailand. The post called the doctor a "hero" as Thais lamented the lack of basic protection that is being given to people on the frontline of the pandemic. Source: Sanook -- © Copyright Thai Visa News 2020-04-16 Follow Thaivisa on LINE for breaking COVID-19 updates 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post cornishcarlos Posted April 16, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted April 16, 2020 30-40 cases a day, in the whole country, and she's knackered ?? Something is a little off somewhere !! 7 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rkidlad Posted April 16, 2020 Share Posted April 16, 2020 Very sad. As per usual, the real heroes in this country get f*****. Maybe the army could look through their costume department and donate all those hazmat suits they were using for that ridiculously embarrassing PR stunt. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post rkidlad Posted April 16, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted April 16, 2020 4 minutes ago, cornishcarlos said: 30-40 cases a day, in the whole country, and she's knackered ?? Something is a little off somewhere !! There's a good article in the paper we cannot mention from a medical professional who says Thailand needs more protective equipment and hospital rooms, etc. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bender Rodriguez Posted April 16, 2020 Share Posted April 16, 2020 any source to the statement? maybe just taking a break... you can also see street workers sleeping on the concrete floor... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Toany Posted April 16, 2020 Share Posted April 16, 2020 20 minutes ago, cornishcarlos said: 30-40 cases a day, in the whole country, and she's knackered ?? Something is a little off somewhere !! Bur, I don't mistrust the poor doctor. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
monkfish Posted April 16, 2020 Share Posted April 16, 2020 Probably why they are being offered a Bonus as well as Cops, Civil Servants and Military hopefully the situation doesn't get as bad as other countries otherwise...Cash gifts okayed for government officials fighting Covid-19http://www.nationthailand.com/news/30386099 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Proboscis Posted April 16, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted April 16, 2020 3 hours ago, cornishcarlos said: 30-40 cases a day, in the whole country, and she's knackered ?? Something is a little off somewhere !! The knackering aspect is NOT that there were 30-40 NEW cases a day (actually there were 96 NEW cases yesterday). The knackering aspect is that there are approx 1100 cases being treated right now with a good percentage of them being on respiratory support (CPAP, Ventilator etc). Working in ICUs means gowning up with whatever PPE is available. Try doing that for 12 hours a day. I would suspect that even if you are fit, you would not last more than an hour. Remember, all staff are involved in lifting patients so that they are rotated, constant clearing of airways, monitoring meds, detailed recording of vital and other signs. Remember that you are not supposed to max the aircon in such locations as that will affect the inflamed lungs of covid-19 patients. So you are going to sweat in whatever PPE you have to wear. Remember that there will be a percentage of your colleagues having to isolate due to symptoms, positive tests etc. And while you are at it, there are a bunch of medics looking after all those ICU patients who are not Covid-19. We are talking about thousands of patients who will stay in hospital for weeks with a high percentage spending a long time in ICU. I hope you understand now. 6 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cornishcarlos Posted April 16, 2020 Share Posted April 16, 2020 26 minutes ago, Proboscis said: The knackering aspect is NOT that there were 30-40 NEW cases a day (actually there were 96 NEW cases yesterday). The knackering aspect is that there are approx 1100 cases being treated right now with a good percentage of them being on respiratory support (CPAP, Ventilator etc). Working in ICUs means gowning up with whatever PPE is available. Try doing that for 12 hours a day. I would suspect that even if you are fit, you would not last more than an hour. Remember, all staff are involved in lifting patients so that they are rotated, constant clearing of airways, monitoring meds, detailed recording of vital and other signs. Remember that you are not supposed to max the aircon in such locations as that will affect the inflamed lungs of covid-19 patients. So you are going to sweat in whatever PPE you have to wear. Remember that there will be a percentage of your colleagues having to isolate due to symptoms, positive tests etc. And while you are at it, there are a bunch of medics looking after all those ICU patients who are not Covid-19. We are talking about thousands of patients who will stay in hospital for weeks with a high percentage spending a long time in ICU. I hope you understand now. Thanks... My comment was more directed at the establishment and not the front line workers... There was a bit of tongue in cheek, which was maybe too subtle ?? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hotchilli Posted April 16, 2020 Share Posted April 16, 2020 6 hours ago, webfact said: The post called the doctor a "hero" as Thais lamented the lack of basic protection that is being given to people on the frontline of the pandemic. The government should be ashamed of itself, considering the official numbers of infections that they are stating what would they have done if faced with what some other countries are going through? Meltdown springs to mind! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brain150 Posted April 16, 2020 Share Posted April 16, 2020 2 hours ago, Proboscis said: The knackering aspect is NOT that there were 30-40 NEW cases a day (actually there were 96 NEW cases yesterday). The knackering aspect is that there are approx 1100 cases being treated right now with a good percentage of them being on respiratory support (CPAP, Ventilator etc). Working in ICUs means gowning up with whatever PPE is available. Try doing that for 12 hours a day. I would suspect that even if you are fit, you would not last more than an hour. Remember, all staff are involved in lifting patients so that they are rotated, constant clearing of airways, monitoring meds, detailed recording of vital and other signs. Remember that you are not supposed to max the aircon in such locations as that will affect the inflamed lungs of covid-19 patients. So you are going to sweat in whatever PPE you have to wear. Remember that there will be a percentage of your colleagues having to isolate due to symptoms, positive tests etc. And while you are at it, there are a bunch of medics looking after all those ICU patients who are not Covid-19. We are talking about thousands of patients who will stay in hospital for weeks with a high percentage spending a long time in ICU. I hope you understand now. With a total of 2700 cases in total your post makes no sense at all ! You cannot argue about something that is not there just because there is a photo in newspaper !!! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ukrules Posted April 16, 2020 Share Posted April 16, 2020 Right now while under lockdown the government should be building massive hospitals all over the country. That's what the lockdown is for - it's to buy time for what's coming after the lockdown. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Iron Tongue Posted April 16, 2020 Share Posted April 16, 2020 7 hours ago, ukrules said: Right now while under lockdown the government should be building massive hospitals all over the country. That's what the lockdown is for - it's to buy time for what's coming after the lockdown. While I agree there's need for a coordinated plan and response, there's no need to waste money on building hospitals when there are countless vacant hoteks, schools, auditoriums and sporting arenas in the LoS that can be used. No need to burden the budget when that money can be spent on importing PPE and respirators from wonderful China. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bartender100 Posted April 16, 2020 Share Posted April 16, 2020 (edited) 15 hours ago, cornishcarlos said: 30-40 cases a day, in the whole country, and she's knackered ?? Something is a little off somewhere !! . Edited April 16, 2020 by bartender100 wrong thread Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elkski Posted April 16, 2020 Share Posted April 16, 2020 11 hours ago, Proboscis said: The knackering aspect is NOT that there were 30-40 NEW cases a day (actually there were 96 NEW cases yesterday). The knackering aspect is that there are approx 1100 cases being treated right now with a good percentage of them being on respiratory support (CPAP, Ventilator etc). Working in ICUs means gowning up with whatever PPE is available. Try doing that for 12 hours a day. I would suspect that even if you are fit, you would not last more than an hour. Remember, all staff are involved in lifting patients so that they are rotated, constant clearing of airways, monitoring meds, detailed recording of vital and other signs. Remember that you are not supposed to max the aircon in such locations as that will affect the inflamed lungs of covid-19 patients. So you are going to sweat in whatever PPE you have to wear. Remember that there will be a percentage of your colleagues having to isolate due to symptoms, positive tests etc. And while you are at it, there are a bunch of medics looking after all those ICU patients who are not Covid-19. We are talking about thousands of patients who will stay in hospital for weeks with a high percentage spending a long time in ICU. I hope you understand now. 96 cases yesterday. I thought it was under 50 last 3 days? I still dont understand why the PUI number stays so high? How long do the test results take? Or are these just # under quarantine and they dont want to or not enough supplies to test them? I'm sure 12 hours on your feet in a trash bag, face mask, and face mask would be a lot harder than bar stool quarterback. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
timendres Posted April 16, 2020 Share Posted April 16, 2020 9 hours ago, brain150 said: With a total of 2700 cases in total your post makes no sense at all ! You cannot argue about something that is not there just because there is a photo in newspaper !!! On 14 April 2020 at 18:00, Thailand announced that 666 additional people met the criteria for PUI, raising the total to 35,452 PUI, as shown in Table 1. https://ddc.moph.go.th/viralpneumonia/eng/situation.php Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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