>> Well there is of ░░░░░░░░ great concern that Chris ░░░░░░░░ paired with new year ░░░░░░░░ eve celebrations will fuel ░░░░░░░░ Coronavirus cases leadg to ░░░░░░░░ more hospitalizations Our medical ░░░░░░░░ are already overwhelmed Clinical ░░░░░░░░ specialist n alice Benjamin ░░░░░░░░ us Thank you nurse ░░░░░░░░ thank you for having ░░░░░░░░ This is a very ░░░░░░░░ topic and I m ░░░░░░░░ to help the people ░░░░░░░░ s start with this ░░░░░░░░ of rationing care We ░░░░░░░░ hearing the icus are ░░░░░░░░ This is when they ░░░░░░░░ forced to make difficult ░░░░░░░░ Take us through the ░░░░░░░░ and walk us through ░░░░░░░░ those decisions are made ░░░░░░░░ I want everyone to ░░░░░░░░ that we ve actually ░░░░░░░░ rationing since the beginning ░░░░░░░░ the pandemic As more ░░░░░░░░ more people were getting ░░░░░░░░ and hospital systems overwhelmed ░░░░░░░░ had to ration things ░░░░░░░░ equipment ppe ventilators and ░░░░░░░░ those things But now ░░░░░░░░ we ve somewhat been ░░░░░░░░ to catch up we ░░░░░░░░ actually getting exhausted We ░░░░░░░░ running out of critical ░░░░░░░░ trained staff The patient ░░░░░░░░ has increased exponentially We ░░░░░░░░ really reaching the point ░░░░░░░░ hey guys does it ░░░░░░░░ how much equipment we ░░░░░░░░ in we don t ░░░░░░░░ the space So now ░░░░░░░░ are decision making teams ░░░░░░░░ called ethics committees pulled ░░░░░░░░ to make the very ░░░░░░░░ decisions We are at ░░░░░░░░ We have more patients ░░░░░░░░ resources How do we ░░░░░░░░ sim Nate and determine ░░░░░░░░ gets the help and ░░░░░░░░ doesn t with the ░░░░░░░░ trends and hospitalization rates ░░░░░░░░ looks like we re ░░░░░░░░ way speaking of the ░░░░░░░░ we are seeing enormous ░░░░░░░░ above the dodger stadium ░░░░░░░░ site As you look ░░░░░░░░ this image can you ░░░░░░░░ these lines are some ░░░░░░░░ the longest we have ░░░░░░░░ in days I know ░░░░░░░░ ve recently reconfigured how ░░░░░░░░ site is handled and ░░░░░░░░ could perhaps be one ░░░░░░░░ the reasons why we ░░░░░░░░ the chain of cars ░░░░░░░░ around the parking lots ░░░░░░░░ they re trying to ░░░░░░░░ pressure off the neighborhood ░░░░░░░░ this speaks to the ░░░░░░░░ that people have about ░░░░░░░░ Covid absolutely I ve ░░░░░░░░ people wait almost an ░░░░░░░░ day in line trying ░░░░░░░░ get tested and the ░░░░░░░░ sites were closed for ░░░░░░░░ hoids and we know ░░░░░░░░ people against their better ░░░░░░░░ did gather with family ░░░░░░░░ so I m sure ░░░░░░░░ there s some concern ░░░░░░░░ fear that they may ░░░░░░░░ been exposed to Covid ░░░░░░░░ way and with the ░░░░░░░░ strain knocking on our ░░░░░░░░ door in San Diego ░░░░░░░░ that that may be ░░░░░░░░ around and it s ░░░░░░░░ infectious And I think ░░░░░░░░ thoserns are prompting people ░░░░░░░░ get out to the ░░░░░░░░ site to know do ░░░░░░░░ have Covid or do ░░░░░░░░ not and you have ░░░░░░░░ working just incredibly long ░░░░░░░░ You were just telling ░░░░░░░░ that you were recently ░░░░░░░░ to a pediatric unit ░░░░░░░░ me about that absolutely ░░░░░░░░ in the hospital you ░░░░░░░░ we have our designated ░░░░░░░░ er icu med surge ░░░░░░░░ all that is out ░░░░░░░░ window now We are ░░░░░░░░ care of patients wherever ░░░░░░░░ can If you drive ░░░░░░░░ some hospitals you ll ░░░░░░░░ they have tents outdoors ░░░░░░░░ their emergency room to ░░░░░░░░ care of patients there ░░░░░░░░ hospitals have resorted to ░░░░░░░░ conference rooms and empty ░░░░░░░░ of their cafeterias to ░░░░░░░░ care of patients So ░░░░░░░░ are trying our best ░░░░░░░░ take care of as ░░░░░░░░ patients in any overflow ░░░░░░░░ that there is As ░░░░░░░░ icu and er nurse ░░░░░░░░ m able to provide ░░░░░░░░ care No longer is ░░░░░░░░ just designated to the ░░░░░░░░ you were telling me ░░░░░░░░ that when you were ░░░░░░░░ to help in the ░░░░░░░░ unit it was filled ░░░░░░░░ adult patients yes I ░░░░░░░░ called to the pediatric ░░░░░░░░ I thought okay I ░░░░░░░░ do that but when ░░░░░░░░ arrived to the unit ░░░░░░░░ were more adult patients ░░░░░░░░ the pediatric unit than ░░░░░░░░ and I questioned and ░░░░░░░░ said we didn t ░░░░░░░░ as many pediatric patients ░░░░░░░░ adults They are stretched ░░░░░░░░ to someone like myself ░░░░░░░░ have a team model ░░░░░░░░ m the skilled critical ░░░░░░░░ nurse taking care of ░░░░░░░░ and colleagues who may ░░░░░░░░ have that exact skill ░░░░░░░░ and help them to ░░░░░░░░ care of patients who ░░░░░░░░ help as well what ░░░░░░░░ team effort to keep ░░░░░░░░ of us safe Thank ░░░░░░░░ so much nurse alice ░░░░░░░░ appreciate your time with ░░░░░░░░ too. >> thank you. >>> health