COVID-19 Information & Resources
COVID-19: Our World’s New Thing
In a time of confusion and misinformation for everyone in healthcare, New Thing Nurse wanted to give you a quick list of resources that are providing up-to-date information on the evolving challenge that is COVID-19.
Sarah speaks to AOEN about Nurse Mental Health & COVID-19
In this special episode, Kevin talks with Kristen Cline and Sarah Wells about the Coronavirus and the impact it has on health care providers. This is not your typical Covid-19 episode, we dive into the heart and mind of healthcare workers on the frontline of the pandemic.
University of Washington: Emergency Department Recommendations
The University of Washington has been an early epicenter for COVID-19 & has developed this website with recommendations based on their experiences.
EM:RAP COVID-19 Resources
Emergency Medicine resources from EM:RAP
Centers for Disease Control & Prevention (CDC): Corona Virus Disease 2019 (COVID-19)
CDC Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) Hospital Preparedness Assessment Tool & Checklist
CDC: Recommended Guidance for Extended Use and Limited Reuse of N95 Filtering Facepiece Respirators in Healthcare Settings
**A REALLY IMPORTANT READ FOR ALL HEALTHCARE WORKERS FACING PPE SHORTAGES**
CDC & NIOSH Infographic: Understanding the Difference Between Surgical Masks vs. N95 Respirators
“Describing the situation as a pandemic does not change WHO’s assessment of the threat posed by this virus. It doesn’t change what WHO is doing, and it doesn’t change what countries should do.
We have never before seen a pandemic sparked by a coronavirus. This is the first pandemic caused by a coronavirus....
There’s been so much attention on one word.
Let me give you some other words that matter much more, and that are much more actionable.
Prevention.
Preparedness.
Public health.
Political leadership.
And most of all, people.
We’re in this together, to do the right things with calm and protect the citizens of the world. It’s doable.”
Society of Critical Care Medicine 3/13/2020: U.S. ICU Resource Availability for COVID-19
A summary of the ICU bed availability in the United States