JM_ Posted March 20, 2020 Share Posted March 20, 2020 21 minutes ago, Amaneey said: Not to get too specific about my place of work, but in my hospital we can have about 25 - 35 vented patients. By the time I left work yesterday, I think we had 10-14 query/positive COVID patients needing to be vented. That's just COVID patients... In my estimate we are usually at least 70% full with patients needing life support for other reasons - pneumonia, cardiac arrest, septic shock etc. Now with this pandemic, there is definitely doing to be a crunch for resources and staff. well that sure explains why we need to flatten the curve. I imagine that number of people being place on vents is also going to strain the rehab staff as well once they are out of ICU. Has there been any talk of trying out the chloroquine treatments for some people? I realize they have to be very careful with it, just wondering if you're seeing any of that being tried at all to try to keep people off vents. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tre Mac Posted March 20, 2020 Share Posted March 20, 2020 9 minutes ago, kurtis said: I stopped buying all hard copies for games years ago!!!!! No internet connection = can't play those games you bought. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skolozsy2 Posted March 20, 2020 Share Posted March 20, 2020 7 minutes ago, Tre Mac said: No internet connection = can't play those games you bought. No internet = 50% pissed about no video games....50% pissed about no porn. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Petey40 Posted March 20, 2020 Share Posted March 20, 2020 Cool.. good job starbucks. Thank god we all won’t go hungry because of your essential bagels 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post RUPERTKBD Posted March 20, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted March 20, 2020 Just bought an old school N64 for the house along with a few games. If the apocalypse lasts into the summer, I should have King Krool right where I want him.... 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JustRich Posted March 20, 2020 Share Posted March 20, 2020 (edited) . Edited March 20, 2020 by FilthyRich Oops Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JustRich Posted March 20, 2020 Share Posted March 20, 2020 2 minutes ago, RUPERTKBD said: Just bought an old school N64 for the house along with a few games. If the apocalypse lasts into the summer, I should have King Krool right where I want him.... GoldenEye? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Petey40 Posted March 20, 2020 Share Posted March 20, 2020 https://www.straitstimes.com/world/europe/coronavirus-who-warns-world-youth-you-are-not-invincible The WHO put out a message to young people today. Hopefully more will listen. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RUPERTKBD Posted March 20, 2020 Share Posted March 20, 2020 Just now, FilthyRich said: GoldenEye? Donkey Kong 64 and a couple of Zelda games. My daughter likes those. When she was little, she and I spent a lot of time together on DK64.....me with the controller and her giving direction. (even as a child, she had an uncanny ability to navigate maze-like video game worlds) 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Violator Posted March 20, 2020 Share Posted March 20, 2020 1 hour ago, AppleJack said: Link to the image of people lineing up to buy animal crossing https://www.cp24.com/mobile/news/you-just-have-to-come-and-get-your-hands-on-it-new-releases-prompt-customers-to-line-up-outside-eb-games-1.4861413 Eb games was trying to justify its self as an essential service and for staff to ignore police requests to close its doors. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AppleJack Posted March 20, 2020 Share Posted March 20, 2020 Just now, Violator said: Eb games was trying to justify its self as an essential service and for staff to ignore police requests to close its doors. Selling video games ( especially those that can bought online) is not a essential service 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Violator Posted March 20, 2020 Share Posted March 20, 2020 2 hours ago, Jimmy McGill said: I'm a little annoyed by the traveller stories of people who chose to travel in the last 6 weeks and are now stuck and complaining that the government isn't giving them enough info or help. I think they have their hands full, maybe? just a little? And it was your choice. If you want to be found when you travel, use this site to register with Foreign Affairs. If you don't take a minute to do this before you travel, its very hard for anyone in the government to find you. https://travel.gc.ca/travelling/registration Couple people on my Facebook are down in mexico.few others are just finding out about whats going on in the last week. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kakanucks Posted March 20, 2020 Share Posted March 20, 2020 COVID-19 confirmed at 4th long-term care facility in Metro Vancouver UGH......the very people that are the most vulnerable. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Violator Posted March 20, 2020 Share Posted March 20, 2020 2 minutes ago, AppleJack said: Selling video games ( especially those that can bought online) is not a essential service People figured its because how bad gamestop is financially right know.They might not start back up if they close. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldnews Posted March 20, 2020 Share Posted March 20, 2020 For the homes of vulnerable people in particular: Since this virus isn't very heat resistant - Virological scientists are suggesting that below 25 degrees C, 77 F it can live up to days. (Germany's Centre for Experimental and Clinical Infection Research) And in warmer conditions, and in direct sunlight as little as 2-5 minutes. In warmer conditions outside of direct sunlight, 13-20 minutes (obviously varying depending on a number of situational conditions...but as a general guideline.... It would seem that a good defense for people that may be concerned about the immediate surroundings of particularly elderly and/or at risk people.... would be to periodically, for a short period, get the heat inside of their living quarters up into the 30 degree C / 86 F - range - if even for only 10-20 minutes. I realize this may be an energy/resource issue for some, particularly low income people already financially challenged - but it would seem like a logic way in which people might combat any potential transmission into homes. It could be a limited application type thing - just do this once - and then on the rare occasions where you need to potentially intermittently break your self-distancing/isolation - ie after having gone to grocery stores, medical facilities, etc - or had others come by - to drop off groceries, or whatever.... Another precaution - aside from point of entry hand washing at places like grocery stores - and then afterwards - and exercising caution with the items you have taken into your home. Beyond that, you can exercise best-practices of what health care workers do - which is to, whenever possible, where clean clothes when entering a public or private place outside your home, and then wash those clothes when you return to your own home - so that you are not tracking, or at least reducing as much as possilbe - in either direction, any potential tranmission via surface/object. You can also be mindful of your shoes - that they too can pick up virus, particularly previously airborne virus that has landed and not yet expired. This is an additional reason not to wear shoes from outside your home, into your home. But the main thing I'm getting at here is the possible use of heat - to hypothetically kill any potential virus in immediate living quarters - and also where things like pillows, clothing, towels, etc are concerned - if you don't change/wash these items frequently - one useful measure could be to put them in your dryer for 10 or 15 minutes and you've likely 'sanitized' them in the process. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post EmilyM Posted March 20, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted March 20, 2020 7 minutes ago, Violator said: People figured its because how bad gamestop is financially right know.They might not start back up if they close. Welcome to the exclusive club of just about every other business. Risking the lives of thousands just to keep a dying business model on life support is the most selfish thing these business owners could do right now. Sickening. 2 2 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PhillipBlunt Posted March 20, 2020 Share Posted March 20, 2020 Hope you all are holding up well. This is a very trying time. 2 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PhillipBlunt Posted March 20, 2020 Share Posted March 20, 2020 Hope you all are holding up well. This is a very trying time. 1 1 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tre Mac Posted March 20, 2020 Share Posted March 20, 2020 18 minutes ago, oldnews said: For the homes of vulnerable people in particular: Since this virus isn't very heat resistant - Virological scientists are suggesting that below 25 degrees C, 77 F it can live up to days. (Germany's Centre for Experimental and Clinical Infection Research) And in warmer conditions, and in direct sunlight as little as 2-5 minutes. In warmer conditions outside of direct sunlight, 13-20 minutes (obviously varying depending on a number of situational conditions...but as a general guideline.... It would seem that a good defense for people that may be concerned about the immediate surroundings of particularly elderly and/or at risk people.... would be to periodically, for a short period, get the heat inside of their living quarters up into the 30 degree C / 86 F - range - if even for only 10-20 minutes. I realize this may be an energy/resource issue for some, particularly low income people already financially challenged - but it would seem like a logic way in which people might combat any potential transmission into homes. It could be a limited application type thing - just do this once - and then on the rare occasions where you need to potentially intermittently break your self-distancing/isolation - ie after having gone to grocery stores, medical facilities, etc - or had others come by - to drop off groceries, or whatever.... Another precaution - aside from point of entry hand washing at places like grocery stores - and then afterwards - and exercising caution with the items you have taken into your home. Beyond that, you can exercise best-practices of what health care workers do - which is to, whenever possible, where clean clothes when entering a public or private place outside your home, and then wash those clothes when you return to your own home - so that you are not tracking, or at least reducing as much as possilbe - in either direction, any potential tranmission via surface/object. You can also be mindful of your shoes - that they too can pick up virus, particularly previously airborne virus that has landed and not yet expired. This is an additional reason not to wear shoes from outside your home, into your home. But the main thing I'm getting at here is the possible use of heat - to hypothetically kill any potential virus in immediate living quarters - and also where things like pillows, clothing, towels, etc are concerned - if you don't change/wash these items frequently - one useful measure could be to put them in your dryer for 10 or 15 minutes and you've likely 'sanitized' them in the process. I've been hitting the sauna up twice a day. I know the heat inside won't kill anything but i do a little workout and it helps me drink a lot of water - I think it also builds up the immune system. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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