BigRedBuster Posted March 28, 2020 Share Posted March 28, 2020 4 hours ago, jaws said: Even if they retool, wouldn't it be months before they would have something ready to go? I think any medical device mfg. would need to be tested and then approved by the government. I don't know what is worse, having no ventilator or having one that doesn't work right. Hopefully we as a country/world don't have a short term memory about this. We need to think critically about our healthcare system and where PPE/equipment is made. We are only setup for a regional events and not a world wide event like this. Yes switching a plant over to making something like a ventilator takes time even in these kind of situations. you don’t walk into a plant and a week later have 100,000 units. Link to comment
Decoy73 Posted March 28, 2020 Share Posted March 28, 2020 Just some kind of "leadership" we have here.... https://www.cnn.com/videos/health/2020/03/13/coronavirus-questions-answered-town-hall-mh-orig.cnn/video/playlists/coronavirus/ ..."the governor of Washington", "the woman in Michigan"... How any self-respecting woman could, in their right mind, vote for this man just blows my mind. I can honestly say I am embarrassed to be a citizen of the country that elected this piece of garbage as POTUS. 2 Link to comment
Nebfanatic Posted March 28, 2020 Share Posted March 28, 2020 https://covidtracking.com/data/ Been looking for this for a minute and finally found it. This is US testing data by state. As I suspected, NY has completed 100,000 more tests than any other state. Washington is #2 with 45,000 tests. What's interesting is, only hotspots seem to be getting alot of testing. Most states have under 5,000 completed tests. Louisiana has done 20,000 or so tests and is one of the fastest growing areas in the country per million people. Mississippi right next door has done less than 4,000 tests. New Orleans is 45 minutes from the coast of MS and I know for a fact New Orleans residents are fleeing for their second homes in MS. Other residents are coming to MS to take advantage of more relaxed restrictions. This is exactly why the spread isn't going to stop anytime soon. Not only are we too lax and disorganized with our social distancing, but we aren't getting ahead with testing across the board. Testing is just happening in places deemed hot spots. I wonder why those places are so hot. I'm sure if other states were tested at the same level many of those states would be considered hot spots as well. We are so far behind this thing it seems like any sort of containment is a fairytale. 1 1 Link to comment
BIGREDIOWAN Posted March 28, 2020 Share Posted March 28, 2020 That's crazy that Rhode Island is doing that! I get why I just never thought I'd see something like this........ Link to comment
BIGREDIOWAN Posted March 28, 2020 Share Posted March 28, 2020 6 minutes ago, BlitzFirst said: What I was referring to was people running from one state to another fleeing like refugees. Evidently, that wasn't conveyed if you didn't read the article. I didn't read it, people fleeing from states is crazy in itself, police stopping cars and people getting quarantined is also pretty crazy though. Read it and my thoughts still stand on it. Link to comment
knapplc Posted March 28, 2020 Author Share Posted March 28, 2020 Why call ARod? Was Jared busy? 1 Link to comment
teachercd Posted March 28, 2020 Share Posted March 28, 2020 14 minutes ago, BigRedBuster said: Seems like this is negative for the hospital not the doctor...He will just get another sweet gig in 2 seconds... 1 Link to comment
Nebfanatic Posted March 28, 2020 Share Posted March 28, 2020 10 minutes ago, teachercd said: Seems like this is negative for the hospital not the doctor...He will just get another sweet gig in 2 seconds... Seriously! Hospitals are begging people out of retirement. It seems like a bad idea to fire anyone for anything that wasn't like really worth firing someone for Link to comment
teachercd Posted March 28, 2020 Share Posted March 28, 2020 Dudes at the gym that wear that oxygen restriction masks are boning out over this! Also, could you imagine being ARod...Sitting at home, chilling out...watching old games you played in...maybe watching some Shark Tank episodes you were in...trying to not let J-Lo put on any of her lame songs or horrible movies...then all of a sudden calls?? He probably looked at his phone and saw it was Trump and rolled his eyes. Link to comment
teachercd Posted March 28, 2020 Share Posted March 28, 2020 1 minute ago, Nebfanatic said: Seriously! Hospitals are begging people out of retirement. It seems like a bad idea to fire anyone for anything that wasn't like really worth firing someone for There is probably more to it but still, it seems stupid. Maybe the doctor was like him... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LqeC3BPYTmE Link to comment
commando Posted March 28, 2020 Share Posted March 28, 2020 12 minutes ago, knapplc said: if the hospitals cant find any masks....how are americans suppose to find them? scarves and bandanas for everyone? 3 Link to comment
knapplc Posted March 28, 2020 Author Share Posted March 28, 2020 1 minute ago, commando said: if the hospitals cant find any masks....how are americans suppose to find them? scarves and bandanas for everyone? Exactly. We're all going to have to be sewing our own. Link to comment
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