Some worrying on-the-ground observations from Emergency Physician Stephen Parnis:
Home after a rough, understaffed shift in #Emergency. More & more #COVID19, some needing ICU. The stress is showing in many colleagues, but I’m so proud of the way they just keep stepping up. Please, please lock yourselves down, because if this continues, we’ll struggle. #auspol
— Stephen Parnis (@SParnis) July 15, 2020
Approx 450 ICU beds in Vic
— Stephen Parnis (@SParnis) July 15, 2020
Hi Gary. ICU capacity is something you hope you don’t have to use. Unfortunately, the time we are likely to need those beds to be activated will be in the days ahead. They require expert docs & nurses, and consume huge resources & $.
Looking forward to that beer.
— Stephen Parnis (@SParnis) July 15, 2020
Illness, isolation pending swabs. Anxiety won’t help either.
— Stephen Parnis (@SParnis) July 15, 2020