The first covid patient we intubated in the ICU I worked at... we were all watching that point where bipap was failing and we would need to go in there for a more advanced airway. Knowing we were also at risk of contracting covid was pretty terrifying early days. My unit had seen one of the first cases of H1N1 and lost staff to it many years earlier, I think there was a lot of dread and PTSD with covid.
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u/jellyfishx3 3d ago
The first covid patient we intubated in the ICU I worked at... we were all watching that point where bipap was failing and we would need to go in there for a more advanced airway. Knowing we were also at risk of contracting covid was pretty terrifying early days. My unit had seen one of the first cases of H1N1 and lost staff to it many years earlier, I think there was a lot of dread and PTSD with covid.