Lebby said:Isolation PPE (for providers)
-Gloves
-N95
-Booties
-Isolation Gown
-Bouffant (Hair Net)
-Eye Pro (Googles/ Glasses)
-Second pair of Gloves
Patients
-Reverse Isolation (sheet burrito)
-Surgical masks
Also, if anyone has any particular questions feel free to ask. Information is power, especially in a time when so much false information is out there creating panic when calm is needed.
68jk09 said:MAKE YOUR OWN HAND SANITIZER.... https://www.rachaelrayshow.com/articles/make-your-own-hand-sanitizer
Len90 said:Dunno how it is in the FD but I'm in the hospital and we don't have enough PPE to always be in an N95 and some people you don't know have COVID until after the fact. For all patient contacts we are to be gloved. In addition surgical face mask and goggles at all times while in the hospital. If we are contacting a rule out COVID or confirmed COVID then we add the hair bouffant, ensure the gloves are nitrile, N95 mask and face shield. Goggles and regular mask are left outside the room. COVID rule outs and confirmed are being kept isolated in single rooms (for now) in only certain units. Once a rule out is negative they are moved out of the isolation zone and into the regular zone.
The worst has yet to come. Anticipate a hectic two weeks. Just hope people are smart and social distancing will work so we can save as many people as possible and don't have a situation like Italy.
nfd2004 said:Lebby said:Isolation PPE (for providers)
-Gloves
-N95
-Booties
-Isolation Gown
-Bouffant (Hair Net)
-Eye Pro (Googles/ Glasses)
-Second pair of Gloves
Patients
-Reverse Isolation (sheet burrito)
-Surgical masks
Also, if anyone has any particular questions feel free to ask. Information is power, especially in a time when so much false information is out there creating panic when calm is needed.
68jk09 said:MAKE YOUR OWN HAND SANITIZER.... https://www.rachaelrayshow.com/articles/make-your-own-hand-sanitizer
Thank you Philip, "Lebby" and Chief JK for passing this information onto us.
"Lebby" in regards to the Isolation PPE (for providers), I appreciate the fact that you passed on the required PPE equipment being used by the FDNY/EMS. If NYC uses that, I'm sure other EMS providers can use the same as well. I hope to pass that information on for others to see.
In addition Philip, I understand that the members of FDNY/EMS are now required to work a 12 hour shift rather than their normal 8 hour tour. I think I saw that some where recently. Are you guys working 12 hour shifts now to allow more EMS vehicles on the road ?
Thank you Chief JK, "68jk09" for passing on that info regarding making our own hand sanitizer. Even here in much less populated areas, it can NOT be found on any store shelves. I have been using a spray bottle of bleach on my hands, then wiping it off with a cloth.
Whatever we can learn here will no doubt help others if we pass the word along.
We don't know when this will end and it certainly has had a huge impact on our normal, daily lifestyle.
As I understand it, for us more senior members, we need to be extra careful.
Probably best if we cut back on partying with those young, pretty dancing girls, who kinda go for us "white haired guys".
nfd2004 said:Len90 said:Dunno how it is in the FD but I'm in the hospital and we don't have enough PPE to always be in an N95 and some people you don't know have COVID until after the fact. For all patient contacts we are to be gloved. In addition surgical face mask and goggles at all times while in the hospital. If we are contacting a rule out COVID or confirmed COVID then we add the hair bouffant, ensure the gloves are nitrile, N95 mask and face shield. Goggles and regular mask are left outside the room. COVID rule outs and confirmed are being kept isolated in single rooms (for now) in only certain units. Once a rule out is negative they are moved out of the isolation zone and into the regular zone.
The worst has yet to come. Anticipate a hectic two weeks. Just hope people are smart and social distancing will work so we can save as many people as possible and don't have a situation like Italy.
Thank you "Len90" in telling us the hospital side of things. My sister in law is an RN in a Connecticut Hospital where they are treating two COVID patients. I believe both patients are doctors there. Both also live in or near Westchester County, NY.
I tend to believe as you say, "the worst is yet to come". I guess we all have to use caution.
They say that history repeats itself. That just might be true because about 100 years ago in 1918, there was an influenza pandemic that hit our country. Here is a story about it from our local newspaper.
www.theday.com/local-news/20200315/life-and-death-in-great-1918-influenza-pandemic
nfd2004 said:Lebby said:Isolation PPE (for providers)
-Gloves
-N95
-Booties
-Isolation Gown
-Bouffant (Hair Net)
-Eye Pro (Googles/ Glasses)
-Second pair of Gloves
Patients
-Reverse Isolation (sheet burrito)
-Surgical masks
Also, if anyone has any particular questions feel free to ask. Information is power, especially in a time when so much false information is out there creating panic when calm is needed.
68jk09 said:MAKE YOUR OWN HAND SANITIZER.... https://www.rachaelrayshow.com/articles/make-your-own-hand-sanitizer
Thank you Philip, "Lebby" and Chief JK for passing this information onto us.
"Lebby" in regards to the Isolation PPE (for providers), I appreciate the fact that you passed on the required PPE equipment being used by the FDNY/EMS. If NYC uses that, I'm sure other EMS providers can use the same as well. I hope to pass that information on for others to see.
In addition Philip, I understand that the members of FDNY/EMS are now required to work a 12 hour shift rather than their normal 8 hour tour. I think I saw that some where recently. Are you guys working 12 hour shifts now to allow more EMS vehicles on the road ?
Thank you Chief JK, "68jk09" for passing on that info regarding making our own hand sanitizer. Even here in much less populated areas, it can NOT be found on any store shelves. I have been using a spray bottle of bleach on my hands, then wiping it off with a cloth.
Whatever we can learn here will no doubt help others if we pass the word along.
We don't know when this will end and it certainly has had a huge impact on our normal, daily lifestyle.
As I understand it, for us more senior members, we need to be extra careful.
Probably best if we cut back on partying with those young, pretty dancing girls, who kinda go for us "white haired guys".
Len90 said:Lebby, makes sense to keep workers of the same group working together. Seems like all of healthcare (field responders, hospitals, etc) are all going to team based and trying to not intermingle. Are EMS being restricted to number of people in one place? At the hospital we now are not allowed to be in groups of more than 15 any time.