Warnings Australia could run out of ICU beds by April

New research suggests Australian hospitals could run out of ICU beds by April, if measures aren't taken to slow the spread of COVID-19.

The study's co-author, Professor Michael Jones warns there could be a shortfall in ICU beds in Australia if we don't slow the spread of the outbreak.The research was done in collaboration with frontline worker Hamish Meares, who is an anaesthetist. Mr Meares fears healthcare workers in Australia could be confronted by the same grim predicament facing doctors in Italy - that is having to save one life over another.

"They are very different countries in terms of demographics and in terms of health systems, so I wouldn’t say that we can extrapolate from Italy to Australia directly," Professor Jones said. "In the last week or so, the Intensive Care Society and the Australian College of Emergency Medicine have both come out with guidelines about how the institutions could [adopt] different practices to allow for a surge in patients," he said.

Not new research, the modelling has shown this for weeks now

Day 23 today. Out once to shop. Mask and rubber gloves used and social distancing. L

deniseshrivell That's why elective surgery has been banned: they know there's a storm coming.

It's called vitamin c - use it - it saves lives.

Spreading fear not information I see SBS

'If I only have 4 ventilators in a small hospital...what do I if you’re patient number 5?” Share ventilators as a last resort I guess. 50 patients requiring ventllators is a whole other nightmare. Tough job. Much respect for these medical professionals

Good article. “Both Mr Meares and Professor Jones stressed their modelling is hypothetical, and that Australia cannot be directly compared to Italy”. Could you not fit that in your tweet? The headline is little more likely to cause panic without it, don’t you think?

Thanks CHINA.

Taking too much of Risk without bunkering down now?

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