InevitableSwing [none/use name] to covid • 11 months agoHow a hospital deals with a group handing out free covid masks.imagemessage-square19 fedilinkarrow-up192file-text
arrow-up192imageHow a hospital deals with a group handing out free covid masks.InevitableSwing [none/use name] to covid • 11 months agomessage-square19 Commentsfedilinkfile-text
Nitter They were handing out free masks outside an Albuquerque hospital. Then security stepped in. - Source New Mexico New mutual aid network distributing thousands of masks, want health care settings to keep or return masking safety measures
minus-squareZoift [he/him]hexbear29·11 months agoMaybe 1/5 of the staff in ERs is still masking in every hospital within my zone. Shit's fucked yo. link
minus-squarezifnab25 [he/him, any]hexbear18·11 months agoI'm almost curious to ask whether the number of people masking in ERs has gone down relative to 2019. It wasn't uncommon for me to see people in masks in the ER even before the outbreak. link
minus-squareZoift [he/him]hexbear15·11 months agoDepressingly no. This is still a higher average than before covid. ICU & surgery floors have kept up much better, pre & post covid. link
Maybe 1/5 of the staff in ERs is still masking in every hospital within my zone. Shit's fucked yo.
I'm almost curious to ask whether the number of people masking in ERs has gone down relative to 2019. It wasn't uncommon for me to see people in masks in the ER even before the outbreak.
Depressingly no. This is still a higher average than before covid. ICU & surgery floors have kept up much better, pre & post covid.