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The lives being saved by the “stay at home” strategy
Posted on 3/29/20 at 10:23 am
Posted on 3/29/20 at 10:23 am
Are the lives that would be lost caused by hospitals being at max capacity with no icu beds available. This can include people with Covid19, having a heart attack, serious car wrecks, etc.
If someone gets covid and dies with those beds available, that person was going to die of it eventually, sooner or later. Stay at home just makes “later” a more likely time frame.
So how many people are actually being “saved” by staying at home? Is it 1000 extra people? 10,000?
If someone gets covid and dies with those beds available, that person was going to die of it eventually, sooner or later. Stay at home just makes “later” a more likely time frame.
So how many people are actually being “saved” by staying at home? Is it 1000 extra people? 10,000?
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Posted on 3/29/20 at 10:25 am to ell_13
They are not trying to save lives. They are trying to save hospitals.
Posted on 3/29/20 at 10:25 am to SidetrackSilvera
quote:You know these a kinda linked, right?
They are not trying to save lives. They are trying to save hospitals.
Posted on 3/29/20 at 10:26 am to ell_13
That’s why it’s called “flattening the curve”
Posted on 3/29/20 at 10:28 am to pongze
I don’t think the number of people being “saved” is as big as most think. That’s my point. Flattening the curve saves very few lives in comparison in terms of Covid deaths. But Karen who was texting on her way to get TP will have a fighting chance.
Posted on 3/29/20 at 10:29 am to ell_13
If I had to bet, the majority of people who are just told to stay at home, are recovering and probably don’t have anything more than flu symptoms, and most of them probably have very mild symptoms. If your life is in danger, you’ll get admitted into a hospital
Posted on 3/29/20 at 10:30 am to ell_13
Why are you so mad at the response to Covid-19, and how much attention are you really seeking?
Posted on 3/29/20 at 10:34 am to Stevo
What makes you think I’m mad?
Posted on 3/29/20 at 10:35 am to ell_13
We are all going to die sooner or later.
Posted on 3/29/20 at 10:36 am to ell_13
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don’t think
You have been wrong from the beginning since you completely hijacked the pinned thread and destroyed it for over a week. Stop thinking. Stop posting. You are a moron el.
Posted on 3/29/20 at 10:37 am to ell_13
quote:
Are the lives that would be lost caused by hospitals being at max capacity with no icu beds available. This can include people with Covid19, having a heart attack, serious car wrecks, etc.
If someone gets covid and dies with those beds available, that person was going to die of it eventually, sooner or later. Stay at home just makes “later” a more likely time frame.
So how many people are actually being “saved” by staying at home? Is it 1000 extra people? 10,000?
maybe if you start another thread complaining the government will listen to you and end all these useless public safety measures and we can get on with our lives
Posted on 3/29/20 at 10:38 am to ell_13
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I don’t think
You certainly don't.
Posted on 3/29/20 at 11:09 am to ell_13
quote:That is precisely what it is.
Are the lives that would be lost caused by hospitals being at max capacity with no icu beds available. This can include people with Covid19, having a heart attack, serious car wrecks, etc.
Anyone needing ICU and particularly those who require a ventilator to help them get to the point they can recover are the target flattening the curve is trying to save.
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someone gets covid and dies with those beds available, that person was going to die of it eventually,
OK, so what do you do? You don't know that until they die. Look at Italy's numbers, I think their mortality rate is 5-6 times higher than ours with a large number of those coming after their medical system was overwhelmed.
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So how many people are actually being “saved” by staying at home? Is it 1000 extra people? 10,000?
Some statistician will figure this out based on some set of assumptions but it will all be speculative, there really is no way to know. I suspect the number will be listed in the 6 digits by people with a bias towards this was the right move and in the 4 digits by those think this was a waste of time or a way for the government to seize rights. If I had to take a SWAG I would say 5 digits, but not sure if it'll be closer to 10,00 or 99,999.
Posted on 3/29/20 at 11:15 am to ell_13
Amazing you’re being downvoted for probably the best post on the subject
Posted on 3/29/20 at 11:18 am to SabiDojo
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Amazing you’re being downvoted for probably the best post on the subject
So much anger, and attention needed.
Posted on 3/29/20 at 11:24 am to SabiDojo
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Amazing you’re being downvoted for probably the best post on the subject
You must have really low standards.
Posted on 3/29/20 at 11:25 am to JohnnyKilroy
Posted on 3/29/20 at 11:39 am to SabiDojo
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Amazing you’re being downvoted for probably the best post on the subject
Yes all of the facts and answers that were provided is overwhelming.
Posted on 3/29/20 at 11:48 am to ell_13
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The lives being saved
No ones life is being saved. A quarantine doesnt stop you from catching it, just delays it.
Those whose bodies dont reject the virus, are destined to get it. And depending on your existed health you will either recover or die
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