Pandemic Response - Triage Hospitals

From: J Birch <Birch403@outlook.com> Sent: March 20, 2020 8:16 AM To: newsonline@ctv.ca <newsonline@ctv.ca>; health@ctv.ca <health@ctv.ca>; tips@GlobalTVBC.com <tips@GlobalTVBC.com>; GlobalOttawa@globalnews.ca <GlobalOttawa@globalnews.ca>; aema.training@gov.ab.ca <aema.training@gov.ab.ca>; phac.info.aspc@canada.ca <phac.info.aspc@canada.ca>; mediainquiries@who.int <mediainquiries@who.int>; help@ellentube-support.com <help@ellentube-support.com>; LetsDoThis@ellentv.com <LetsDoThis@ellentv.com>; dujarric@un.org <dujarric@un.org>; news@skynews.com <news@skynews.com>; media@cdc.gov Cc: questions@cbsa-asfc.gc.ca <questions@cbsa-asfc.gc.ca> Subject: Re: Pandemic Response

I was also thinking that in the days and weeks to come there will be an increase in hospitals visits while our medical space diminishes. What I think we need to do is transform school gyms or concert halls into triage units with beds and medical staff. Each triage unit would be run by a doctor or a RPN and staffed by medical students as we will need all hands on deck to help people in need. We also need to ensure we have more respirators and oxygen tanks in case anyone develops problems breathing. We should start having our national guard outfitted with the quarantine supplies to protect them as they help to setup the new triage zones. Water, medicine food and supplies can be transported to these triage zones and the national guard can help to stabilize, support and sterilize when needed. This will ensure that if we exceed our hospitals capacities the quarantine zones will act as an overflow buffer from the hospitals. Furthermore we can even have doctors who travel to patients homes, keeping them quarantined. As long as the medical staff use hazmat protocols the risk of viral transmission should be kept minimal. Stay Safe, Stay Sanitized and Stay Supportive, Have a Nice Day, John Ames Birch @johneames2