At NYC hospital treating coronavirus, doctors 'use their MD license like they haven't had to before'

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This is what it's like on the front lines of coronavirus at NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital.

Ventilator shortage, ICU overhauls add stress

Still, Cuomo stressed that New York was doing everything it could to procure as many new machines as possible. Among the measures: Ending all elective surgeries in the state where a ventilator might be needed, using anesthesia machine ventilators and splitting ventilator tubes so two patients can be on one machine.Cuomo was hopeful, though, as the number of patients discharged from New York hospitals rose sharply Wednesday.

Construction is necessary to convert a room to negative pressure, which allows for air to flow into the room but not out, so possibly infected respiratory droplets don't spread. A range of technical equipment is needed in addition to an adequate power supply, Corwin said.

 

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NYC hastanesi, Dr S. Corwin; 40 yıllık tıp tarihinde bir virüsün herhangi bir hastalığa, bu tür bir tepki vermediğini söylüyor! Ne AIDS salgınında, ne de H1N1 sırasında. Çözümsüzlük, Korku ve Panik içindeler.! Bizdeki rahatlık nedendir? Bilen var mi? Korona koronaturkiye

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