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COVID: Lessons Learned and First Hand Account From Kirkland, WA.
Category: Religion & Spirituality
Duration: 00:48:19
Publish Date: 2020-03-20 20:36:22
Description:

Kirkland, Washington was the first U.S. city with reports of a large-scale COVID-19 outbreak. In this special edition of ERcast, Dr. Patrick Reinfried, an emergency physician practicing at Kirkland’s Evergreen Hospital, gives a first hand account of what happened in his community, how his hospital has responded, and lessons learned.

 

In this episode:

  • Difficult decisions that might not have been made before the outbreak
  • Testing
  • What factors go into deciding admission vs. discharge
  • How to limit exposure to COVID patients and save PPE
  • Organizing the emergency department with an area dedicated to fever and respiratory illness
  • Patient flow
  • Utility of BiPAP vs intubation
  • Lab ordering
  • X-rays
  • Psychological impact. 
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