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    COVID-19 Talk

    in Mid Atlantic

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    1 hour ago, Baltimorewx said:

    Serious/critical patients went up significantly today...I guess one concern could also be that as the weather gets nicer, more people will be out and about. I know going for a walk, bike ride etc isnt frowned upon but the park I work at was rocking today. Probably over 100 ppl. It’s harder to social distance with that kind of crowd. 

    Yup. I work at a park too. It has been crazy busy. If it is a nice warm and sunny day, we are getting thousands of people visiting. All the parks in my county have had a huge increase in park visitors the past 2 months.

    I made the mistake of visiting Patapsco State Park. It was PACKED today. A couple sections were closed to vehicles and the parking lots that were left were very busy. 

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    COVID-19 Talk

    in Mid Atlantic

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    Went to the grocery for the first time in 2 weeks. It was much better stocked two weeks ago. Minimal meats. Lots of missing canned goods and frozen stuff. 

    Still no liquid soap, disinfectants, napkins, packs of paper towels or toilet paper. Just single tolls of tp and paper towels. 

     

    COVID-19 Talk

    in Mid Atlantic

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    1 minute ago, SnowtoRain said:

    Since quarantine/stay at home started there have been almost no alerts.

     

    Yup. It is pretty common during Cold/Flu season in Central MD to see the hospitals on yellow,  red, reroute. Since Covid-19 it has been rare to see the hospitals on these alerts as people are avoiding the hospital for minor stuff (like they should all year!). 

    COVID-19 Talk

    in Mid Atlantic

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    26 minutes ago, DCTeacherman said:

    What do those mean?

    Yellow Alert
    The emergency department temporarily requests that it receive absolutely no patients in need of urgent medical care. Yellow alert is initiated because the Emergency dept is experiencing a temporary overwhelming overload such that priority II and III patients may not be managed safely. Prior to diverting pediatric patients, medical consultation is advised for pediatric patient transports when emergency departments are on yellow alert.
    Red Alert
    The hospital has no ECG monitored beds available. These ECG monitored beds will include all in-patient critical care areas and telemetry beds.
    Mini Disaster
    The emergency department reports that their facility has, in effect, suspended operation and can receive absolutely no patients due to a situation such as a power-outage, fire, gas leak, bomb scare, etc.
    ReRoute
    An ALS/BLS unit is being held in the emergency department of a hospital due to lack of an available bed. (This does not replace Yellow Alert.)
    Trauma ByPass

    The hospital's ability to function as a trauma center has been exceeded. (This decision is at the discretion of the facility.)

    https://www.miemssalert.com/chats/Default.aspx?hdRegion=5

     

     

    COVID-19 Talk

    in Mid Atlantic

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    9 hours ago, SnowtoRain said:

    Yeah, I think the red alert status for a hospital on CHATTS website is the closest to usage that can be found right now.  Some hospitals in MOCO and PG have been on red alert for days.  Johns Hopkins and Bayview were a few weeks ago, but the BMORE hospitals have not been on red alert much over the past week.  Again this is for ECG and telemetry beds so it indicates all patients being monitored at the hospital irregardless of disease.

    You can query data to see how often each hospital has been on red alert, but the website is a bit slow.

    During "normal" times it is extremely common to see most hospitals on yellow, red, and reroute but since Covid-19 it has become a rarity to see hospitals on these alerts. People that normally use the hospitals for "non-emergency" reasons are too worried in going to hospitals to catch Covid-19. Listening to Anne Arundel Fire, the call volume that you normally hear is much lower except for the calls for potential Covid-19 and other day to day emergencies (Falls, Diabetic, Car Accidents, etc.). 

    COVID-19 Talk

    in Mid Atlantic

    Posted

    3 hours ago, jaydreb said:

    Crowded?  Decent supply of food? 

    Decent amount of people but not to much. It is a pretty large store so it was easy to distance between people. Food supply was really good. The past couple weeks, it was hard to find spinach/salads but they were fully stocked this time. They had it all: Meats, Dairy, Canned Goods, Bread, Fruits, Vegetables, Frozen Stuff. They just didn't have any toilet paper, paper towels, napkins, or liquid soap. 

    COVID-19 Talk

    in Mid Atlantic

    Posted

    Went to the local grocery store for the first time in 8 days. All staff (Bakery, Cashiers, Stockers, Maintenance, etc.) had surgical masks on and all were wearing gloves. They had also installed a plexiglass sheet up between the cashier and the credit card machine. They also roped off the area around the self service donuts and had signs that stated if you wanted any donuts to ask a bakery employee for assistance. I would say at least 95% of the shoppers had masks on and gloves. I didn't have a mask on but felt safe with all the shoppers and staff wearing one! A lot of changes in 8 days!!

    Still no toilet paper, paper towels, or napkins. 

    COVID-19 Talk

    in Mid Atlantic

    Posted

    1 hour ago, Eskimo Joe said:

    I hope I'm wrong, but everyone was saying how things would change after 9/11, Katrina, the 2011 tsunami, Northridge earthquake and here we are today.

    Agree.

    Counties and states might invest more in their public health agencies, obtain more supplies, apply more mitigation efforts in the short term (1-2 years) but doubt it lasts in the longer term. Budgets dry up and these efforts and investments are the first on the chopping block. Money will be diverted to more pressing needs once this is over because the American people will forget about it and won't care that mitigation and preparedness efforts aren't being made until the next pandemic happens.

    COVID-19 Talk

    in Mid Atlantic

    Posted

    7 hours ago, jaydreb said:

    Fairly dramatic shift on the model being used by the government, incorporating more recent data, with overall deaths in the US decreasing and peak dates for many states (including MD ans VA) moved up by nearly a month.  

    https://covid19.healthdata.org/projections

    Not sure if there is a way to go back to previous "model runs" or not but I did take a couple screenshots before of the previous update for Maryland.

    Peak Changed from April 29th to April 18th

    Peak Deaths Per Day Increased From 53 deaths (April 28th) to 138 deaths (April 19th)

    Total Deaths Increased from 1,766 deaths to 2,326 deaths

     

    Pretty big increase for Maryland 

     

     

     

    COVID-19 Talk

    in Mid Atlantic

    Posted

    6 hours ago, H2O said:

    Is something going on?  I'm still working like normal.  Whats all the hubbub about?

    haha

    Quarantine & work-from-home... What's that? The only difference at my work is more phone calls/emails, some closing of sections of the park, and a much shorter commute (20-25 minutes!). 

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