Hey all,
I know it's been said plenty in threads, but I feel like it needs a thread of it's own. Medical professionals are at a serious lack of PPE equipment. We are talking about people who are putting ventilators in confirmed COVID patient's mouths, 6 inches from their face, day in and day out, not having a mask that is functionally protecting them.
The media has been calling medical professionals hero's, but they are just normal human beings that have families and lives as well. It can be dangerous when we start using the term heroes, because it makes them seem mystical - they aren't untouchable, they are at grave risk and are already exhausted. And they have people that love them too and are scared for them. My spouse is a medical professional that will be directly responsible for saving many people with COVID, she has asthma as well, but she isn't going to let that risk stop her from doing the work she committed to doing to save people. These people are, and will continue to be, putting themselves at huge risk to be saving people. People you will likely know and love, maybe your own spouse, kid, or yourself.
I'm asking, begging, you to please search your houses, work benches, whatever and donate any N95masks, surgical gloves, etc. to your local hospitals or medical professionals. If you have access to face shields, PAPRS, etc. - even better. But please don't stick them in a drawer for yourself right now. Reach out to your families and try to get their donations as well.
Also a few comments and thoughts about medical professional right now:
Please don't say "They signed up for this." - No. That is like saying a soldier signed up to be stripped naked and given a BB gun to go fight a war. No one signed up for that. We owe it to these people to give them the best protection while they work to do their best.
On calling medical professionals "heroes" - Please don't let this kind of phrasing allow you to forget their humanity. That they are tired, scared, at risk, want to just watch Parks and Rec at home for a weekend, etc. To me, this is what makes them heroes, but this kind of language often allows us to avoid that.
I know this is hard on all of us right now and so many people, in so many areas need help. Let's keep working to get through this together!
Resources:
Go to GetUsPPE.org for a map of hospitals in need and instructions on where to drop off. There's also instructions for mailing supplies if you don't live near a hospital in need.
If the website is giving you technical issues, go to FindTheMasks.com (same map).
I know it's been said plenty in threads, but I feel like it needs a thread of it's own. Medical professionals are at a serious lack of PPE equipment. We are talking about people who are putting ventilators in confirmed COVID patient's mouths, 6 inches from their face, day in and day out, not having a mask that is functionally protecting them.
The media has been calling medical professionals hero's, but they are just normal human beings that have families and lives as well. It can be dangerous when we start using the term heroes, because it makes them seem mystical - they aren't untouchable, they are at grave risk and are already exhausted. And they have people that love them too and are scared for them. My spouse is a medical professional that will be directly responsible for saving many people with COVID, she has asthma as well, but she isn't going to let that risk stop her from doing the work she committed to doing to save people. These people are, and will continue to be, putting themselves at huge risk to be saving people. People you will likely know and love, maybe your own spouse, kid, or yourself.
I'm asking, begging, you to please search your houses, work benches, whatever and donate any N95masks, surgical gloves, etc. to your local hospitals or medical professionals. If you have access to face shields, PAPRS, etc. - even better. But please don't stick them in a drawer for yourself right now. Reach out to your families and try to get their donations as well.
Also a few comments and thoughts about medical professional right now:
Please don't say "They signed up for this." - No. That is like saying a soldier signed up to be stripped naked and given a BB gun to go fight a war. No one signed up for that. We owe it to these people to give them the best protection while they work to do their best.
On calling medical professionals "heroes" - Please don't let this kind of phrasing allow you to forget their humanity. That they are tired, scared, at risk, want to just watch Parks and Rec at home for a weekend, etc. To me, this is what makes them heroes, but this kind of language often allows us to avoid that.
I know this is hard on all of us right now and so many people, in so many areas need help. Let's keep working to get through this together!
Resources:
Go to GetUsPPE.org for a map of hospitals in need and instructions on where to drop off. There's also instructions for mailing supplies if you don't live near a hospital in need.
If the website is giving you technical issues, go to FindTheMasks.com (same map).
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