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Prof Christina Pagel

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really important article tackling the myth that ICU capacity was sufficient during the pandemic height in the BMJ

Also highlights the awful mental and physical health impact on frontline staff.

www.bmj.com/content/385/...

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Onion on my Belt's avatar Onion on my Belt @arrrdeecee.bsky.social
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I'm curious to know if there are any studies (surely there must be) of patients who watched it from the inside and managed to survive. I know of one person who has PTSD bec she watched many ICU roommates die and how staff struggled to maintain care. And wondered if death was awaiting her.

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ScarletBea's avatar ScarletBea @scarletbea.bsky.social
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I watched Breathtaking only recently and it really hit me, especially the guidelines and the denials 😔

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LaurenceM 's avatar LaurenceM @biglarry2k23.bsky.social
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We had a government steeped in ideology to cut state intervention, to cut taxes was in their DNa - and led by a buffoon who couldn’t organise a Sunday school raffle.

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