U.S. hospitals are on the cusp of too many severely ill patients without enough intensive care unit beds and ventilators to keep those patients breathing. coronavirus
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The Mayo Clinic didn't specify its conservation strategies, but other hospitals are changing policies on when and how workers use gowns and gloves. Some hospitals are relaxing"contact isolation" rules that require health care workers be in gowns and gloves when treating a patient with certain infections, said Dr. Jennifer Hanrahan, chief of infectious diseases at University of Toledo.
"In a scenario where you have unlimited supplies, you can do whatever you want. The long-term goal is to make sure there are appropriate for people who are at the highest risk. And those are going to be people who are taking care of patients with severe pneumonia who are in the hospital for a longer period of time."Doctors, nurses and other health workers must be equipped with protective gear and properly trained on how to use the equipment.
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