“I can’t even imagine dying at home from this without having the time to call for help or get to the hospital.”
Tales from 1918.
How many, do you suppose, would not have hesitated to call an ambulance but for the probability of getting infected at the hospital?
Nursing home news.
Mom’s assisted living facility had a case of covid.
The couple had just returned from Florida. Husband hadn’t eaten at the cafeteria or gone out of room as was sick. There only a dew days before going to hosp.
Wife later tested positive.
So, good news (also was in a separate building from my Mom.
Place had started liniting and testing visitors, staff, etc a month ago.
Now locked down, meals delivered to room. Mail has been stopped, wonder what the ultimate plan is? Lots of cleaning in empty common areas.
“How many, do you suppose, would not have hesitated to call an ambulance but for the probability of getting infected at the hospital?”
That’s a really good point. I could see myself being in one of those groups! Had a bit of a sore throat (it is a symptom in only 12% of CV folks iirc). I had been cleaning with Lysol (ethanol) and could sort of taste it. Alcohol fumes/mist can cause a sore throat. “Oh yeah - that must be what it is - it CAN’T be the virus!”
It is better now.
As I was doing my search for alcohol fumes I came across the dangers of “huffing” alcohol. They heat up the booze and inhale it - goes right into the blood stream for a bigger rush/drunk or whatever. But it is real easy to O.D. as well.