Mary Wilson
Well-known member
August 22, 20207:00 AM ET
Heard on Weekend Edition Saturday
... The unflappable health care heroes of the current crisis are beginning to crack under the strain. Doctors, nurses and other professionals are not only fighting an intractable virus day after day, they're also coping with isolation, shifting official guidelines and limited ways to recharge.
A study showed emergency medicine physicians report a median 60% increase in emotional exhaustion and burnout over prepandemic levels.
These workers cited the unavailability of protective gear, inadequate testing and the risk of spreading the virus by discharged patients as their primary concerns. Physicians noted their stress levels have decreased their affection with family members.
... The gowns in one recent shipment to Frey's hospital were so thin that managers encouraged workers to double up when they wore them, he says. But, "even with two, they'd come off in shreds by the time you got them off."
Now, he has the opposite problem. The gowns in the current stock are made of thick, impermeable vinyl. He often leaves the hospital soaked in sweat.
https://www.npr.org/2020/08/22/9046...re-heroes-beginning-to-crack-under-the-strain
Heard on Weekend Edition Saturday
... The unflappable health care heroes of the current crisis are beginning to crack under the strain. Doctors, nurses and other professionals are not only fighting an intractable virus day after day, they're also coping with isolation, shifting official guidelines and limited ways to recharge.
A study showed emergency medicine physicians report a median 60% increase in emotional exhaustion and burnout over prepandemic levels.
These workers cited the unavailability of protective gear, inadequate testing and the risk of spreading the virus by discharged patients as their primary concerns. Physicians noted their stress levels have decreased their affection with family members.
... The gowns in one recent shipment to Frey's hospital were so thin that managers encouraged workers to double up when they wore them, he says. But, "even with two, they'd come off in shreds by the time you got them off."
Now, he has the opposite problem. The gowns in the current stock are made of thick, impermeable vinyl. He often leaves the hospital soaked in sweat.
https://www.npr.org/2020/08/22/9046...re-heroes-beginning-to-crack-under-the-strain