The shifts are long and the scenes are heartbreaking inside a Maryland hospital, where nurses and doctors have been treating coronavirus patients for weeks, unable to let family inside to visit loved ones on their deathbeds.
Julia Trainor, 23, a registered nurse who is caring for COVID-19 patients at a surgical intensive care unit , poses for a photograph after a 14-hour shift, outside the hospital where she works, during the coronavirus disease outbreak, Md., April 8, 2020.
"I had to put him on the phone and hold the phone to her ear as he told her that he loved her so much, and then I had to wipe away her tears," says Trainor, who works in a surgical intensive care unit."I'm used to seeing very sick patients and I'm used to patients dying, but nothing quite like this."has infected more than 580,000 people across the United States and killed nearly 24,000.
The medical workers agreed that one of the toughest parts of the job -- more than the exhausting schedule or adjusting to work in a new unit -- was witnessing the toll on patients and families. "The hardest moment during the shift was just seeing COVID patients die helpless and without their family members beside them," says Ernest Capadngan, a nurse in the hospital's biocontainment unit.
Tracey Wilson, 53, a nurse practitioner who is caring for COVID-19 patients in an intensive care unit , poses for a photograph after a 12-hour shift, outside the hospital where she works, during the coronavirus disease outbreak, Md.,, April 3, 2020. Tiffany Fare, 25, a registered nurse who works at a biocontainment unit with COVID-19 patients, poses for a photograph after a 13-hour shift, outside the hospital where she works, during the coronavirus disease outbreak, Md., April 6, 2020."My team has been really great to me. We've worked really well together and we've really come together in this crisis.
Brasil Últimas Notícias, Brasil Manchetes
Similar News:Você também pode ler notícias semelhantes a esta que coletamos de outras fontes de notícias.
Late U.S. intelligence alerts, slow Pentagon response, contributed to U.S. military's COVID-19 outbreak, documents showU.S. Intelligence Community detected a new contagious disease was spreading through China in November, but it wasn't until after a U.S. soldier got sick in South Korea that an assessment was issued—one that could have slowed the spread of the disease, Newsweek has learned.
Consulte Mais informação »
US FDA authorizes new Covid-19 saliva test for emergency useThe US Food and Drug Administration authorizes a saliva test for diagnosing Covid-19 in emergencies
Consulte Mais informação »
United, Delta reach agreement with US Treasury on COVID-19 bailout - Business InsiderAmerican Airlines, United, and other carriers have agreed to bailout terms with the US Treasury Department that will avoid layoffs until October
Consulte Mais informação »
Search for a Covid-19 vaccine heats up in China and USInitial vaccine tests focus on safety, and researchers in both countries are trying out different doses of different types of shots. Second phase allows vaccines to be tested to look for signs that they protect against infection.
Consulte Mais informação »
Record Covid-19 deaths in US for second straight day – latest updatesAs Covid-19 death toll in the US nears 31,000, here's a look at other developments: - US sees record 2,371 fatalities in 24 hours - Trump says US reaches peak - IMF creates new liquidity line - Mexico's total fatalities now 449 For more:
Consulte Mais informação »