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[–][deleted] 4 insightful - 2 fun4 insightful - 1 fun5 insightful - 2 fun -  (4 children)

The wife's hospital has been empty. I will say though, it's not all equal. If you're sick enough with covid to be in a hospital you want ICU and there's only so many spots available there.

I was in ICU once after the police beat me up. They put me on IV dilaudid and xanax. It felt like heaven. Then the cops came to the hospital and arrested me. Everyone bowed their heads as I was being taken away. I know that sounds like some everyone clapped story, but it happened.

[–]Zapped 3 insightful - 2 fun3 insightful - 1 fun4 insightful - 2 fun -  (0 children)

This. I have relatives in the medical field and they say the same thing. It's not that the ICU's are full right now, it's that they are filling up, as well as the morgues. It does have the potential to overwhelm the hospitals and that's why the hospitals have been cleared. There is also something about the ambulance services having to circle the area sometimes, waiting on approval to find a hospital. Some areas are worse than others. Any non-Covid-19 related hospital visit is discouraged and you are sent home ASAP. They say there are so many people coming through with Covid-19, that you don't want to be there to take a chance on getting infected. I don't believe in the government lockdown, but I do believe this is a very contagious bug that hits really hard on the health-compromised and occasionally on the healthy.

[–]JasonCarswell 1 insightful - 2 fun1 insightful - 1 fun2 insightful - 2 fun -  (2 children)

But why?

[–][deleted] 6 insightful - 2 fun6 insightful - 1 fun7 insightful - 2 fun -  (1 child)

Why do you want ICU? First and foremost the beds are way more comfortable. Then they got all the neat medical toys nearby like shocky paddles and thumpy wumpy things and ventilators. And generally more competent medical staff.

Or why did the cops beat me up? The deputy didn't like when I said WHAT THE FUCK to him after he tried to slap my cigarette out of my mouth but slapped me by accident. Took 4 of them to bring me down. It was glorious. Or it would have been it wasn't awful, totally sucked, and ended up costing a small fortune.

Or why are the beds empty? People are staying at home and a lot of elective surgeries aren't being done.

[–]JasonCarswell 1 insightful - 2 fun1 insightful - 1 fun2 insightful - 2 fun -  (0 children)

I meant, what was the conflict with the police about.