Nurses COVID
Published Aug 25, 2021
NRSKarenRN, BSN, RN
10 Articles; 18,329 Posts
Water rationing due to COVID-19!
Hospitalized patients with Covid-19 require Oxygen therapy during acute phase of illness, during convalescence in a SNF/Rehab setting with many long haulers needing Oxygen for months or even permanently due to lung damage.
Orlando, Florida now has water rationing as its water treatment plants uses liquid Oxygen to remove the odor and color naturally found in Florida water. Increased patient demand has resulted in a shortage spreading across the Gulf Coast states.
AL.com 8/20/21
Coronavirus
‘Everything is so desperate’: Inside the surge as COVID overwhelms south Alabama‘
Quote An oxygen shortage along the Gulf Coast has forced staff to weigh the use of ventilators and other respiratory devices, Scroggie said. COVID has also filled hospitals in Florida and Louisiana. Mississippi’s largest medical center opened two field hospitals in the parking garage to treat overflow patients. Liquid oxygen is in short supply across the region.
An oxygen shortage along the Gulf Coast has forced staff to weigh the use of ventilators and other respiratory devices, Scroggie said. COVID has also filled hospitals in Florida and Louisiana. Mississippi’s largest medical center opened two field hospitals in the parking garage to treat overflow patients. Liquid oxygen is in short supply across the region.
Orlando declares water rationing due to Covid outbreak and oxygen demand in hospitals
Quote The mayor of Orlando, in the state of Florida (USA), this Friday (20) asked the inhabitants of the city to save water for at least a week, due to the recent epidemic of Covid-19 . Liquid oxygen and other supplies that are normally used for water treatment in the city are being redirected to hospitals, which are overloaded with patients infected with the coronavirus....
The mayor of Orlando, in the state of Florida (USA), this Friday (20) asked the inhabitants of the city to save water for at least a week, due to the recent epidemic of Covid-19 . Liquid oxygen and other supplies that are normally used for water treatment in the city are being redirected to hospitals, which are overloaded with patients infected with the coronavirus....
GrumpyRN, NP
1,288 Posts
Oh dear, will you be going the same way India did?
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-india-56940595
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-india-57911638
SmilingBluEyes
20,964 Posts
Well Florida, stop watering those golf courses. You need the water to keep people alive, now more than ever.
3 hours ago, GrumpyRN said: Oh dear, will you be going the same way India did? https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-india-56940595 https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-india-57911638
Horrifying to think we are going that way....
guest1163268
2,215 Posts
5 hours ago, GrumpyRN said: Oh dear, will you be going the same way India did? https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-india-56940595 https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-india-57911638
So I deduce that it has to do with diet. Far more excretion of methane and CO2 in both areas might be competing with the O2 ????????? ??
Charlcie, BSN, RN
63 Posts
this is so scary! I feel like we are at a serious risk of running out of supplies and equipment if things are this bad and we are just now seeing cases here where I am up north.
toomuchbaloney
12,800 Posts
3 hours ago, Charlcie said: this is so scary! I feel like we are at a serious risk of running out of supplies and equipment if things are this bad and we are just now seeing cases here where I am up north.
Yes. It's a preventable disease that's being prolonged by media nonsense and gullibility in the population.
On 8/27/2021 at 2:32 AM, toomuchbaloney said: Yes. It's a preventable disease that's being prolonged by media nonsense and gullibility in the population.
Bottom line!