Covid 19 Part XXIII-33,444 in ROI(1,792 deaths) 9,541 in NI(577 deaths)(22/09)Read OP

ChikiChiki wrote: »

Numbers have not been high for 6 to 8 weeks. Why are people making such spurious nonsense claims? What little kick do you get when you post such drivel?

I'm seeing a growing trend in unbelievable stuff. Even people saying that this virus doesn't exist, that it's a hoax.

This isn't something to dismiss. The lack of clarity and effective leadership to cure this problem, not simply "treat" it, is rapidly turning people to more convenient answers, no matter how mad.

The powers that be are losing grip on this situation.

Goldengirl wrote: »

Population of Dublin is a lot more than 2.5 times Cork . Closer to 9 times !

Nonsense

Report on the ICU, Need to scroll down to get to the story

https://www.rte.ie/news/2020/0922/1166739-covid19-ireland/

Concern' for Irish ICUs

Meanwhile, the President of the Intensive Care Society in Ireland has said "the concern is real" for Ireland's Intensive Care Units.

Speaking on the same programme, Consultant and Director of Critical Care at Dublin's Mater Hospital Dr Colman O'Loughlin said the foundation for the concern is whether the surge in Covid-19 that Ireland is experiencing at the moment grows similar to that seen in March and April of this year.

He said there are 16 patients in ICU today in Ireland, of which seven are outside of Dublin, "so this is a national problem", he added.

The day-to-day rate of ICU admissions is being closely monitored Dr O'Loughlin said, and a rise of 300-400 cases per day "is a worry".

Dr O'Loughlin said back in the first phase of Covid-19 cases, all other services were shut down while staff and resources were redeployed to ICU and to keep emergency services running.

"That can't happen now," he said.

"We have an obligation to care for all patients, not just Covid positive patients.

"We have active chemotherapy patients, critical patients with cardiovascular disease. We need to run parallel systems. Back in the first phase we had a successful outcome from ICU, with a 20% mortality rate which compares very positive nationally. But now there is a whole new level of problem, trying to run both services is very difficult."



There are currently 282 ICU beds in use in Ireland today, Dr O'Loughlin said, which is above the 270 baseline number in use. He said he hopes the €600m winter fund will address this.

He said: "We haven't gone a long way in increasing the baseline ICU capacity, and that is a concern."

It takes a significant amount of time and resources to "switch on" or establish an ICU bed, Dr O'Loughlin said.

He explained that it can take up to a year to train a nurse for the level of specialist care that is required.

Ireland adheres to a 1:1 ICU nurse ratio, so every ICU patient has a dedicated nurse, in line with international standards.

"It takes 5.6 nurses to open up one ICU bed. It isn't easy or cheap. It takes a long time to do it right. They are probably one of the most in-demand professions in the world right now. It is a huge challenge, so funding goes a long way."

Dr O'Loughlin said the measures taken to mitigate against the spread of Covid-19, together with uptake in the flu vaccine, will also help to stop the spread of influenza as we enter the flu season.

He said Ireland looks to the flu season in the southern hemisphere to try to predict how the flu virus may play out here.

"We can see from data in Australia that so far it has been a mild flu season. It doesn't always translate, but it often follows on."

HPSC figures yesterday showed that there were 280 adult intensive care beds open and staffed in the system, for Covid-19 and non-Covid care.

There were also 30 ICU beds for children open and staffed. The system had 45 adult ICU and eight paediatric beds vacant for care.

In mid-April, the hospital system had 415 ICU beds open and staffed.

Extra ICU beds are expected to be provided for in the new HSE winter plan due to be published this week.

The number of people being treated in hospitals for Covid-19 has risen further to 94, compared to 90 yesterday.

Of those cases, 16 patients are receiving treatment in intensive care units, down one from yesterday.

The latest figures show that while 10 people had been discharged from hospital over the last 24 hours, there were also 14 new admissions.

On this day last week, there were 65 people in hospital with the virus, of which 13 were in ICU.

amadangomor wrote: »

Where I work most of the Sinn Fein voters are rabbiting on about this ****e. Should be an minimum IQ level to be able to vote

What does Sinn Fein have to do with anything?

amadangomor wrote: »

Where I work most of the Sinn Fein voters are rabbiting on about this ****e. Should be an minimum IQ level to be able to vote

This is what happens when presented with unclear leadership.

If you create a vacuum of "what's the point of this?", It will be filled with whatever sounds good instead. No such thing as a virus? Great, at least that has an actionable outcome, like protesting.

Simply dying slowly as a country with neverending lockdowns is not inspiring or hopeful. It's aimless.

Goldengirl wrote: »

Yes largest county .
Anyone good at Geography ?
Is Dublin the smallest county area wise?
All those people squished together instead of Spaced Out in Cork!

Dublin is 3rd smallest after Louth and Carlow

Cork largest, take 3 hours to drive from Youghal to Lambs Head to get the cable car out to Dursey Is

Thats East West

North South is nearly 3 hours too.

Mizen Hd to Charleville.

Christ you'd be nearly in Belfast

Happydays2020 wrote: »

What is your proposal?

Thousands of pages of simulation, direction and strategy are in the hands of every government, made by people who predicted accurately every step of this pandemic before it even existed.

But it isn't politically expedient so it remains ignored.

Lads what the **** is this obsession with Cork about