| Covid overflow 20:01 - Jan 1 with 2900 views | chrismakin |
Just came in for my night shift and sad to see we have taken overflow covid patients. Whilst the hospice has been set up to take some if needed it's never been the case until now :(
So whilst one floor is end of life care the other are those thankfully out of the worse but needing assistance still |  |
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| Covid overflow on 20:03 - Jan 1 with 2296 views | J2BLUE |
How does that work with you keeping safe? Just constantly masked up etc?
Hope you stay safe. |  |
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| Covid overflow on 20:07 - Jan 1 with 2270 views | chrismakin |
| Covid overflow on 20:03 - Jan 1 by J2BLUE |
How does that work with you keeping safe? Just constantly masked up etc?
Hope you stay safe. |
Being honest it's quite scary. Just about to get my ppe sorted.
On the main ward we have 4 covid positive end of life patients. Let alone the new ones.
At home me and the mrs treat the house separately I basically live in the bedroom and she lives downstairs. Sanitise the hell out of the bathroom and she drops food off in front of our bedroom door. Bless her
Sorry forgot you even answer your question. Yeah masks plus protectors gloves aprons the works. Change clothes upstairs bag them when we finish etc. [Post edited 1 Jan 2021 20:08]
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| Covid overflow on 20:08 - Jan 1 with 2234 views | J2BLUE |
| Covid overflow on 20:07 - Jan 1 by chrismakin |
Being honest it's quite scary. Just about to get my ppe sorted.
On the main ward we have 4 covid positive end of life patients. Let alone the new ones.
At home me and the mrs treat the house separately I basically live in the bedroom and she lives downstairs. Sanitise the hell out of the bathroom and she drops food off in front of our bedroom door. Bless her
Sorry forgot you even answer your question. Yeah masks plus protectors gloves aprons the works. Change clothes upstairs bag them when we finish etc. [Post edited 1 Jan 2021 20:08]
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Jesus. I hope you're prioritised for the vaccine. That sounds awful. | |
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| Covid overflow on 20:10 - Jan 1 with 2214 views | 26_Paz |
| Covid overflow on 20:07 - Jan 1 by chrismakin |
Being honest it's quite scary. Just about to get my ppe sorted.
On the main ward we have 4 covid positive end of life patients. Let alone the new ones.
At home me and the mrs treat the house separately I basically live in the bedroom and she lives downstairs. Sanitise the hell out of the bathroom and she drops food off in front of our bedroom door. Bless her
Sorry forgot you even answer your question. Yeah masks plus protectors gloves aprons the works. Change clothes upstairs bag them when we finish etc. [Post edited 1 Jan 2021 20:08]
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That sounds pretty extreme ... are you advised to do that or is it your own initiative? |  |
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| Covid overflow on 20:12 - Jan 1 with 2210 views | vapour_trail |
| Covid overflow on 20:07 - Jan 1 by chrismakin |
Being honest it's quite scary. Just about to get my ppe sorted.
On the main ward we have 4 covid positive end of life patients. Let alone the new ones.
At home me and the mrs treat the house separately I basically live in the bedroom and she lives downstairs. Sanitise the hell out of the bathroom and she drops food off in front of our bedroom door. Bless her
Sorry forgot you even answer your question. Yeah masks plus protectors gloves aprons the works. Change clothes upstairs bag them when we finish etc. [Post edited 1 Jan 2021 20:08]
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Jesus, that’s horrendous, hope you’re ok and get some normality back sometime soon. |  |
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| Covid overflow on 20:15 - Jan 1 with 2173 views | Ryorry |
| Covid overflow on 20:07 - Jan 1 by chrismakin |
Being honest it's quite scary. Just about to get my ppe sorted.
On the main ward we have 4 covid positive end of life patients. Let alone the new ones.
At home me and the mrs treat the house separately I basically live in the bedroom and she lives downstairs. Sanitise the hell out of the bathroom and she drops food off in front of our bedroom door. Bless her
Sorry forgot you even answer your question. Yeah masks plus protectors gloves aprons the works. Change clothes upstairs bag them when we finish etc. [Post edited 1 Jan 2021 20:08]
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Respect. Al the best to you & MrsCM 👠|  |
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| Covid overflow on 20:19 - Jan 1 with 2152 views | BlueBadger |
| Covid overflow on 20:08 - Jan 1 by J2BLUE |
Jesus. I hope you're prioritised for the vaccine. That sounds awful. |
Its similar to what I've been doing since March - clothes off at the front door, straight into the machine with them, straight into the shower for me. Bathroom cleaned and THEN say hello to everyone. |  |
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| Covid overflow on 20:21 - Jan 1 with 2142 views | ronnyd |
That's why i'm glad (in a way) that Mum had her End of Life care at home with a live in carer, who was great BTW. Take care of yourself CM. |  | | |
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| Covid overflow on 20:22 - Jan 1 with 2132 views | vapour_trail |
| Covid overflow on 20:19 - Jan 1 by BlueBadger |
Its similar to what I've been doing since March - clothes off at the front door, straight into the machine with them, straight into the shower for me. Bathroom cleaned and THEN say hello to everyone. |
Do they even now not ask you to get dressed before the final part? | |
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| Covid overflow on 20:29 - Jan 1 with 2085 views | Ryorry |
| Covid overflow on 20:19 - Jan 1 by BlueBadger |
Its similar to what I've been doing since March - clothes off at the front door, straight into the machine with them, straight into the shower for me. Bathroom cleaned and THEN say hello to everyone. |
"clothes off at the front door" -
Don't forget to leave the light on & door open, you might get a community nomination for the next New Year's Honours list ... #ServicesToLiveTheatre  | |
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| Covid overflow on 20:31 - Jan 1 with 2080 views | BlueBadger |
| Covid overflow on 20:29 - Jan 1 by Ryorry |
"clothes off at the front door" -
Don't forget to leave the light on & door open, you might get a community nomination for the next New Year's Honours list ... #ServicesToLiveTheatre |
Never mind Thursdays, my neighbours were applauding every time I came home. | |
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| Covid overflow on 20:32 - Jan 1 with 2074 views | suffolkpoker |
| Covid overflow on 20:19 - Jan 1 by BlueBadger |
Its similar to what I've been doing since March - clothes off at the front door, straight into the machine with them, straight into the shower for me. Bathroom cleaned and THEN say hello to everyone. |
I don’t work in care but get exposed to customers.
If I go to work, I drop my clothes at my front door and go upstairs and shower everytime.
It’s been my way of knowing I’m not bringing unwanted germs into the house.
Have also been doing this since March... |  |
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| Covid overflow on 20:33 - Jan 1 with 2065 views | BlueBadger |
| Covid overflow on 20:21 - Jan 1 by ronnyd |
That's why i'm glad (in a way) that Mum had her End of Life care at home with a live in carer, who was great BTW. Take care of yourself CM. |
If there's one good thing that's come out of all this, it's that more people are dying at home, rather than surrounded by strangers, in hospital beds. | |
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| Covid overflow on 20:34 - Jan 1 with 2052 views | Double_Dutch |
| Covid overflow on 20:10 - Jan 1 by 26_Paz |
That sounds pretty extreme ... are you advised to do that or is it your own initiative? |
Standard practice, not only for NHS and Carers but also other front line workers, such as myself. |  | | |
| Covid overflow on 20:40 - Jan 1 with 2007 views | 26_Paz |
| Covid overflow on 20:34 - Jan 1 by Double_Dutch |
Standard practice, not only for NHS and Carers but also other front line workers, such as myself. |
So you don’t even see your Mrs who you live with? | |
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| Covid overflow on 20:43 - Jan 1 with 1982 views | StokieBlue |
| Covid overflow on 20:19 - Jan 1 by BlueBadger |
Its similar to what I've been doing since March - clothes off at the front door, straight into the machine with them, straight into the shower for me. Bathroom cleaned and THEN say hello to everyone. |
That's some very sensible precautions, especially given the role you are doing.
Is surface/touch transmission still deemed a large risk in the NHS? I can see why it would be given the concentration of covid that could exist in hospitals but for the rest of us it seems the research is possibly indicating that surface transmission is a very low occurance:
https://www.thelancet.com/journals/lanres/article/PIIS2213-2600(20)30514-2/fullt
It's even lower if cleaning processes are observed. Going forward it can only be a good thing that people in general will likely be more observant of hygiene and simply things like washing their hands regularly.
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| Covid overflow on 20:46 - Jan 1 with 1962 views | Double_Dutch |
| Covid overflow on 20:40 - Jan 1 by 26_Paz |
So you don’t even see your Mrs who you live with? |
You can live alone, the same procedure should still apply. You may come home, proceed through your house touching various items, then decide to strip, load the washing machine, take your shower, change into new clothing and, then start to touch the various items that you had before the procedure, hey presto, virus transmission. | | | |
| Covid overflow on 20:55 - Jan 1 with 1917 views | 26_Paz |
| Covid overflow on 20:46 - Jan 1 by Double_Dutch |
You can live alone, the same procedure should still apply. You may come home, proceed through your house touching various items, then decide to strip, load the washing machine, take your shower, change into new clothing and, then start to touch the various items that you had before the procedure, hey presto, virus transmission. |
I get the clothes washing bit but the OP seemed to be suggesting he effectively isolates from his Mrs by splitting their house in two ... not heard of anyone doing this before | |
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| Covid overflow on 20:56 - Jan 1 with 1897 views | vapour_trail |
| Covid overflow on 20:55 - Jan 1 by 26_Paz |
I get the clothes washing bit but the OP seemed to be suggesting he effectively isolates from his Mrs by splitting their house in two ... not heard of anyone doing this before |
I know people at work who’ve done that whilst isolating for two weeks. This is very different though, clearly. I don’t personally know anyone on the medical frontline, so to speak. | |
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| Covid overflow on 21:07 - Jan 1 with 1842 views | Fixed_It |
| Covid overflow on 20:31 - Jan 1 by BlueBadger |
Never mind Thursdays, my neighbours were applauding every time I came home. |
Sympathy, not empathy!  |  |
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| Covid overflow on 21:10 - Jan 1 with 1832 views | Double_Dutch |
| Covid overflow on 20:55 - Jan 1 by 26_Paz |
I get the clothes washing bit but the OP seemed to be suggesting he effectively isolates from his Mrs by splitting their house in two ... not heard of anyone doing this before |
You may well find, that if not living alone, people may decide to separate themselves from family members where possible. The removal of clothing, washing clothing, showering, changing, wiping down all contact surfaces, would not prevent an infected person inadvertently passing the virus to someone else within the household, just by breathing, without knowing that is what was actually happening. | | | |
| Covid overflow on 21:14 - Jan 1 with 1813 views | BlueBadger |
| Covid overflow on 20:56 - Jan 1 by vapour_trail |
I know people at work who’ve done that whilst isolating for two weeks. This is very different though, clearly. I don’t personally know anyone on the medical frontline, so to speak. |
Lad on my team spent 2 months living in hospital accommodation at the height of the first wave, rather than go home and potentially endanger his family. | |
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| Covid overflow on 21:16 - Jan 1 with 1796 views | vapour_trail |
| Covid overflow on 21:14 - Jan 1 by BlueBadger |
Lad on my team spent 2 months living in hospital accommodation at the height of the first wave, rather than go home and potentially endanger his family. |
Fair play. Can’t pretend to understand how it’s been.
Hope you’re enjoying the break and getting on it a little bit. | |
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| Covid overflow on 21:17 - Jan 1 with 1795 views | BlueBadger |
| Covid overflow on 21:16 - Jan 1 by vapour_trail |
Fair play. Can’t pretend to understand how it’s been.
Hope you’re enjoying the break and getting on it a little bit. |
I'm spending it reading, playing video games, helping the old man walk his dogs, having a Marvel film re-watch and getting pissed. | |
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| Covid overflow on 21:20 - Jan 1 with 1772 views | vapour_trail |
| Covid overflow on 21:17 - Jan 1 by BlueBadger |
I'm spending it reading, playing video games, helping the old man walk his dogs, having a Marvel film re-watch and getting pissed. |
Excellent. | |
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