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>>> FIRST RESPONDERS ALL KNOW
>>> FIRST RESPONDERS ALL KNOW THE THREE LETTERS PPE.
THE THREE LETTERS PPE. HEALTH CARE WORKERS ON THE FRONT
HEALTH CARE WORKERS ON THE FRONT LINES ARE BATTLING THIS
LINES ARE BATTLING THIS CONTAGIOUS VIRUS, AND THEY
CONTAGIOUS VIRUS, AND THEY DESPERATELY NEED PPE, PERSONAL
DESPERATELY NEED PPE, PERSONAL PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT.
PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT. IT MEANS GOWNS, GLOVES, GOGGLES,
IT MEANS GOWNS, GLOVES, GOGGLES, FACE SHIELDS, HAND SANITIZER,
FACE SHIELDS, HAND SANITIZER, MASKS.
MASKS. MEDICAL PROFESSIONALS ACROSS THE
MEDICAL PROFESSIONALS ACROSS THE COUNTRY ARE TAKING TO SOCIAL
COUNTRY ARE TAKING TO SOCIAL MEDIA THEMSELVES TO WARN THE
MEDIA THEMSELVES TO WARN THE REST OF US, THEIR POTENTIAL
REST OF US, THEIR POTENTIAL CUSTOMERS AFTER ALL, ABOUT THESE
CUSTOMERS AFTER ALL, ABOUT THESE SHORTAGES.
SHORTAGES. BLOOMBERG REPORTING HOSPITAL
BLOOMBERG REPORTING HOSPITAL WORKERS IN WASHINGTON STATE HAVE
WORKERS IN WASHINGTON STATE HAVE RESORTED TO MAKING FACE MASKS
RESORTED TO MAKING FACE MASKS WITH OFFICE SUPPLIES BECAUSE
WITH OFFICE SUPPLIES BECAUSE THEY DON’T HAVE ENOUGH.
THEY DON’T HAVE ENOUGH. RIGHT NOW THE CDC’S WEBSITE IS
RIGHT NOW THE CDC’S WEBSITE IS SUGGESTING HEALTH CARE WORKERS
SUGGESTING HEALTH CARE WORKERS COULD "USE HOMEMADE MASKS LIKE A
COULD "USE HOMEMADE MASKS LIKE A BANDANNA OR SCARF FOR CARE OF
BANDANNA OR SCARF FOR CARE OF PATIENTS AS A LAST RESORT.
PATIENTS AS A LAST RESORT. HOWEVER, HOMEMADE MASKS ARE NOT
HOWEVER, HOMEMADE MASKS ARE NOT CONSIDERED PPE SINCE THEIR
CONSIDERED PPE SINCE THEIR CAPACITY TO PROTECT THE WORKERS
CAPACITY TO PROTECT THE WORKERS IS UNKNOWN."
IS UNKNOWN." HERE TO TALK ABOUT IT WITH US
HERE TO TALK ABOUT IT WITH US TONIGHT, AMY LEE PATCHOCK, A
TONIGHT, AMY LEE PATCHOCK, A NURSE AT STONYBROOK UNIVERSITY
NURSE AT STONYBROOK UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL IN NEW YORK, AND ON THE
HOSPITAL IN NEW YORK, AND ON THE TELEPHONE JAMES LEWIS, A
TELEPHONE JAMES LEWIS, A RESPIRATORY THERAPIST, ALSO WITH
RESPIRATORY THERAPIST, ALSO WITH STONYBROOK UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL.
STONYBROOK UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL. AMY, TO YOU FIRST.
AMY, TO YOU FIRST. TELL US WHAT IT’S LIKE FOR US ON
TELL US WHAT IT’S LIKE FOR US ON THE FRONT LINES SO OUR AUDIENCE
THE FRONT LINES SO OUR AUDIENCE CAN, IF THEY POSSIBLY ARE ABLE,
CAN, IF THEY POSSIBLY ARE ABLE, HELP IN THE FIGHT.
HELP IN THE FIGHT. >> SO WHAT WE’RE SEEING RIGHT
>> SO WHAT WE’RE SEEING RIGHT NOW IS A RISE IN PATIENTS COMING
NOW IS A RISE IN PATIENTS COMING IN WITH COVID-19.
IN WITH COVID-19. VARYING SYMPTOMS.
VARYING SYMPTOMS. SOME ARE JUST COUGHING AND BEING
SOME ARE JUST COUGHING AND BEING ABLE TO BE PUT ON THE FLOOR.
ABLE TO BE PUT ON THE FLOOR. SOME ARE BEING INTUBATED AND
SOME ARE BEING INTUBATED AND BEING IN CRITICAL CARE AREAS.
BEING IN CRITICAL CARE AREAS. I WORK IN A CRITICAL CARE AREA.
I WORK IN A CRITICAL CARE AREA. MY INSTITUTION IS LIKE A LOT OF
MY INSTITUTION IS LIKE A LOT OF INSTITUTIONS IN THE SENSE THAT
INSTITUTIONS IN THE SENSE THAT WE THE PRACTITIONERS HAVE A LOT
WE THE PRACTITIONERS HAVE A LOT OF FEAR AND INSECURITY ABOUT
OF FEAR AND INSECURITY ABOUT THIS SITUATION BECAUSE OUR
THIS SITUATION BECAUSE OUR INSTITUTIONS AND THE GOVERNMENT
INSTITUTIONS AND THE GOVERNMENT HAVE NOT PROVIDED US WITH THE
HAVE NOT PROVIDED US WITH THE APPROPRIATE EQUIPMENT TO
APPROPRIATE EQUIPMENT TO PROPERLY PROTECT OURSELVES TO
PROPERLY PROTECT OURSELVES TO CARE FOR THESE PATIENTS.
CARE FOR THESE PATIENTS. SO WHAT WILL HAPPEN EVENTUALLY
SO WHAT WILL HAPPEN EVENTUALLY AND WHAT IS STARTING TO HAPPEN
AND WHAT IS STARTING TO HAPPEN NOW IS THAT THE HEALTH CARE
NOW IS THAT THE HEALTH CARE PROFESSIONALS ARE GETTING SICK
PROFESSIONALS ARE GETTING SICK AND WE HAVEN’T EVEN SEEN THE
AND WE HAVEN’T EVEN SEEN THE HEIGHT OF THIS PANDEMIC.
HEIGHT OF THIS PANDEMIC. >> JAMES, ARE YOU GETTING
>> JAMES, ARE YOU GETTING TESTED?
TESTED? AND ISN’T A TEST A SNAPSHOT IN
AND ISN’T A TEST A SNAPSHOT IN TIME?
TIME? SO YOU MAY TEST NEGATIVE FOR
SO YOU MAY TEST NEGATIVE FOR THAT DAY, YOU MAY BE EXPOSED THE
THAT DAY, YOU MAY BE EXPOSED THE NEXT?
NEXT? >> NO, SIR.
>> NO, SIR. WE HAVEN’T BEEN TESTED.
WE HAVEN’T BEEN TESTED. AND AS FAR AS I KNOW, THERE
AND AS FAR AS I KNOW, THERE ISN’T ANY CONVERSATION OF US
ISN’T ANY CONVERSATION OF US BEING TESTED.
BEING TESTED. WE’RE JUST MONITORING SYMPTOMS
WE’RE JUST MONITORING SYMPTOMS AND TAKING TEMPERATURES DAILY.
AND TAKING TEMPERATURES DAILY. >> WHEN YOU REACH FOR EQUIPMENT,
>> WHEN YOU REACH FOR EQUIPMENT, WHEN YOU REACH IN A DRAWER FOR A
WHEN YOU REACH IN A DRAWER FOR A MASK, WHEN YOU REACH IN A DRAWER
MASK, WHEN YOU REACH IN A DRAWER FOR A FACE SHIELD, IS IT THERE?
FOR A FACE SHIELD, IS IT THERE? >> FACE SHIELDS AND MASKS, NO.
>> FACE SHIELDS AND MASKS, NO. THEY’RE TYPICALLY HELD BY THE
THEY’RE TYPICALLY HELD BY THE ADMINISTRATORS BECAUSE
ADMINISTRATORS BECAUSE UNFORTUNATELY THEY’RE A HOT
UNFORTUNATELY THEY’RE A HOT COMMODITY RIGHT NOW.
COMMODITY RIGHT NOW. PEOPLE ARE STEALING THEM.
PEOPLE ARE STEALING THEM. YOU KNOW, VISITORS STEAL THEM OR
YOU KNOW, VISITORS STEAL THEM OR ANYONE WILL STEAL THEM.
ANYONE WILL STEAL THEM. WE EVEN HAD SOMEBODY RUN INTO AN
WE EVEN HAD SOMEBODY RUN INTO AN E.R. AND GRAB A BOX OF MASKS AND
