Doctors say COVID-19 fears are keeping people that need care out of the ER

Doctors say COVID-19 fears are keeping people that need care out of the ER

"doctors say"..

"covid-19 fears" are stopping some people from going "to the emergency room" when needed.

We talked "with the emergency room medical director" "at union hospital" today.

"he says"..

In the middle of april "emergency room traffic" was down 2-thirds.

Understand..

That waiting to get medical help..

Can have "some disastrous consequences".

/////// ////// unfortunately one of the consequences of a delayed evaluation in the emergency room for a stroke, a heart attack, an infection is irreversible damage.

/////// he wants "the public to know"..

"that hospital workers" separate patents "with covid-19 symptoms".

"local hospitals" are also screening "patients" and "visitors".