U.S. field hospitals stand down, most without treating any Covid-19 patients

Re:U.S. field hospitals stand down, most without treating an... by lumberingjack on Friday May 08, 2020 @03:48PM (#23118695)

My father needs medical help RN but everyone is putting him off just sending RX over phone no (pain pills though) saying "stay home". ASAP they open we all wheeling him in there for a MRI if we have to camp outside in a waiting line so be it.

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Re:U.S. field hospitals stand down, most without treating an... by threecheese on Friday May 08, 2020 @04:47PM (#23119264)

I don't know where you are, but in my area (east of NYC) the ERs are non-COVID and strictly separated. Weigh the risk, but know that the ERs are not necessarily warzones. Call the hospital and ask them, but don't delay care just because you don't know the real risks. I've been (physically) to an urgent care clinic, a specialist's office, and a dentist in the past week, because I waited two months for care, and I'm feeling pretty stupid (I'm high risk). The protocols are different, waaaaahhy more strict, but they are treating people.

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Re:U.S. field hospitals stand down, most without treating an... by forgot_again on Friday May 08, 2020 @04:21PM (#23118992)

You should bring him to an emergency room now.

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