EVERYBODY OUT THERE, HOSPITALS NEED HELP FROM REGULAR CIVILIANS
NEED HELP FROM REGULAR CIVILIANS WHO DIDN’T KNOW WE KNEW HOW TO
WHO DIDN’T KNOW WE KNEW HOW TO DO THIS STUFF.
DO THIS STUFF. YOU MAY HAVE SEEN PICTURES OF
YOU MAY HAVE SEEN PICTURES OF E.R. WORKERS AND THEIR MASKS AND
E.R. WORKERS AND THEIR MASKS AND GOWNS ALONG WITH THE HASH TAG,
GOWNS ALONG WITH THE HASH TAG, GET ME PPE, GET ME PERSONAL
GET ME PPE, GET ME PERSONAL PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT, DRAWING
PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT, DRAWING ATTENTION TO THE DESPERATE NEED
ATTENTION TO THE DESPERATE NEED FOR BASIC EQUIPMENT LIKE MARCHES
FOR BASIC EQUIPMENT LIKE MARCHES AND GOWNS AND GLOVES.
AND GOWNS AND GLOVES. AND THAT CAMPAIGN WAS STARTED BY
AND THAT CAMPAIGN WAS STARTED BY SOMEBODY ON THE FRONT LINES OF
SOMEBODY ON THE FRONT LINES OF THAT EFFORT.
THAT EFFORT. AN E.R. DOCTOR IN PORTLAND,
AN E.R. DOCTOR IN PORTLAND, OREGON, WHO SAW THE NEED, WHO
OREGON, WHO SAW THE NEED, WHO EXPERIENCED IT HERSELF, WHO
EXPERIENCED IT HERSELF, WHO DECIDED, WELL, LET’S JUST TRY,
DECIDED, WELL, LET’S JUST TRY, IT LET’S JUST ASK THE WORLD FOR
IT LET’S JUST ASK THE WORLD FOR HELP.
HELP. JOINING US NOW IS THAT DOCTOR,
JOINING US NOW IS THAT DOCTOR, AND E.R. DOCTOR, AN ASSOCIATE
AND E.R. DOCTOR, AN ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR AT THE HEALTH AND
PROFESSOR AT THE HEALTH AND SCIENCE UNIVERSITY IN PORTLAND.
SCIENCE UNIVERSITY IN PORTLAND. DOCTOR, THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR
DOCTOR, THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR JOINING US.
JOINING US. WE APPRECIATE IT.
WE APPRECIATE IT. >> THANKS FOR HAVING ME ON,
>> THANKS FOR HAVING ME ON, RACHEL.
RACHEL. >> IT DOES FEEL RIDICULOUS FOR
>> IT DOES FEEL RIDICULOUS FOR PEOPLE WITH SEWING MACHINES AND
PEOPLE WITH SEWING MACHINES AND PEOPLE WITH 3D PRINTERS TO BE
PEOPLE WITH 3D PRINTERS TO BE ACTIVATED HERE.
ACTIVATED HERE. IT ONLY FEELS SLIGHTLY MORE
IT ONLY FEELS SLIGHTLY MORE RIDICULOUS THAN CONSTRUCTION
RIDICULOUS THAN CONSTRUCTION COMPANIES AND CONTRACTORS BEING
COMPANIES AND CONTRACTORS BEING ASKED TO DONATE THEIR MASKS, AS
ASKED TO DONATE THEIR MASKS, AS WELL.
WELL. BUT THE CAMPAIGN THAT YOU
BUT THE CAMPAIGN THAT YOU STARTED AND THE WAY THAT IT’S
STARTED AND THE WAY THAT IT’S RESONATED AROUND THE COUNTRY,
RESONATED AROUND THE COUNTRY, WITH DOCTORS AND NURSES, HEALTH
WITH DOCTORS AND NURSES, HEALTH CARE PROVIDERS EVERYWHERE,
CARE PROVIDERS EVERYWHERE, SAYING YES, THE SHORTAGE IS
SAYING YES, THE SHORTAGE IS REAL, IT IS STARTING TO SEEM
REAL, IT IS STARTING TO SEEM LIKE THIS STUFF ISN’T
LIKE THIS STUFF ISN’T FAR-FETCHED.
FAR-FETCHED. >> YES, I MEAN THIS REALLY FEELS
>> YES, I MEAN THIS REALLY FEELS TO ME LIKE SOME SORT OF
TO ME LIKE SOME SORT OF DISTOPIAN NOVEL, WHERE REGULAR
DISTOPIAN NOVEL, WHERE REGULAR PROVE FYS HAVE COMPLETELY BROKEN
PROVE FYS HAVE COMPLETELY BROKEN DOWN AND WE ARE DOING THESE
DOWN AND WE ARE DOING THESE REALLY SURREAL THINGS LIKE
REALLY SURREAL THINGS LIKE DROPPING BY THE HOME DEPOT ON
DROPPING BY THE HOME DEPOT ON THE WAY IT A SHIFT OR ASKING OUR
THE WAY IT A SHIFT OR ASKING OUR FRIENDS AND NEIGHBORS TO SEW
FRIENDS AND NEIGHBORS TO SEW BASIC MEDICAL EQUIPMENT, FOR US,
BASIC MEDICAL EQUIPMENT, FOR US, SO THAT WE CAN HAVE SOME
SO THAT WE CAN HAVE SOME SEMBLANCE OF BEING SAFE WHEN WE
SEMBLANCE OF BEING SAFE WHEN WE GO IN TO TAKE CARE OF THESE
GO IN TO TAKE CARE OF THESE PATIENTS, BUT THAT’S WHERE WE
PATIENTS, BUT THAT’S WHERE WE ARE.
ARE. AND I’LL TELL YOU, SPEAKING FROM
AND I’LL TELL YOU, SPEAKING FROM HEALTH CARE PROVIDERS I’M
HEALTH CARE PROVIDERS I’M TALKING TO, THIS IS ONE THING
TALKING TO, THIS IS ONE THING WE’RE FIX ATED ON BECAUSE IT IS
WE’RE FIX ATED ON BECAUSE IT IS THE FIRST LAYER OF PROTECTION AS
THE FIRST LAYER OF PROTECTION AS WE SIMPLY GO IN AND SEE PEOPLE
WE SIMPLY GO IN AND SEE PEOPLE AND TAKE CARE OF THEM.
AND TAKE CARE OF THEM. WE’RE ALREADY THINKING AHEAD TO
WE’RE ALREADY THINKING AHEAD TO IF THE SUPPLY DOES NOT COME
IF THE SUPPLY DOES NOT COME THROUGH, IF WE’RE NOT REALLY
THROUGH, IF WE’RE NOT REALLY ABLE TO REPRODUCE MEDICAL-GRADE
ABLE TO REPRODUCE MEDICAL-GRADE EQUIPMENT, THROUGH THESE KIND OF
EQUIPMENT, THROUGH THESE KIND OF McGYVER WAYS, WE’RE THINKING
McGYVER WAYS, WE’RE THINKING AHEAD TO THE HARD DECISIONS WE
AHEAD TO THE HARD DECISIONS WE HAVE TO MAKE, I MEAN CAN WE
HAVE TO MAKE, I MEAN CAN WE CONTINUE TO ASK THIS ENTIRE WORK
CONTINUE TO ASK THIS ENTIRE WORK FORCE TO GO INTO ROOMS WHERE
FORCE TO GO INTO ROOMS WHERE THEY’RE NOT ADEQUATELY PROTECTED
THEY’RE NOT ADEQUATELY PROTECTED KNOWING THAT THEY ARE GOING TO
KNOWING THAT THEY ARE GOING TO BE EXPOSED TO PATIENTS WITH
BE EXPOSED TO PATIENTS WITH COVID-19, GET SICK THEMSELVES,
COVID-19, GET SICK THEMSELVES, AND THEN NOT BE AVAILABLE TO
AND THEN NOT BE AVAILABLE TO TAKE CARE OF HUNDREDS OR
TAKE CARE OF HUNDREDS OR THOUSANDS OF OTHER PATIENTS.
THOUSANDS OF OTHER PATIENTS. THERE ARE SOME REALLY TOUGH
THERE ARE SOME REALLY TOUGH ETHICAL DECISIONS WE WILL HAVE
ETHICAL DECISIONS WE WILL HAVE TO MAKE AT SOME POINT.
TO MAKE AT SOME POINT. >> I MENTIONED EARLIER IN THE
>> I MENTIONED EARLIER IN THE SHOW, AND I USED SORT OF HARSH
SHOW, AND I USED SORT OF HARSH LANGUAGE, I SAID THAT IT’S,
LANGUAGE, I SAID THAT IT’S, THERE’S BEEN QUITE A BIT OF
THERE’S BEEN QUITE A BIT OF HAPPY TALK, FROM THE WHITE
HAPPY TALK, FROM THE WHITE HOUSE, FROM THE FEDERAL
HOUSE, FROM THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT, IN TERMS OF THE
GOVERNMENT, IN TERMS OF THE AVAILABILITY OF THESE KINDS OF
AVAILABILITY OF THESE KINDS OF EQUIPMENT.
EQUIPMENT. WOULD HE HAVE SEEN THE PRESIDENT
WOULD HE HAVE SEEN THE PRESIDENT AND THE VICE PRESIDENT SAY THAT
AND THE VICE PRESIDENT SAY THAT THERE IS TENS OF MILLIONS OF
THERE IS TENS OF MILLIONS OF MASKS ON ORDER, AND THAT THERE’S
MASKS ON ORDER, AND THAT THERE’S GOING TO BE A MENTAL SUPPLY, NOT
GOING TO BE A MENTAL SUPPLY, NOT ONLY OF MASKS AND PROTECTIVE
ONLY OF MASKS AND PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT BUT ALSO OF COMPLEX
EQUIPMENT BUT ALSO OF COMPLEX EQUIPMENT LIKE VENTILATORS.
EQUIPMENT LIKE VENTILATORS. IT’S FRUSTRATING TO ME JUST AS
IT’S FRUSTRATING TO ME JUST AS AN OBSERVER TO SEE THE DISTANCE
AN OBSERVER TO SEE THE DISTANCE BETWEEN WHAT THE WHITE HOUSE IS
BETWEEN WHAT THE WHITE HOUSE IS TALKING ABOUT, AND WHAT
TALKING ABOUT, AND WHAT PROVIDERS LIKE YOURSELF ARE
PROVIDERS LIKE YOURSELF ARE DESCRIBING, IN TERMS OF THE
DESCRIBING, IN TERMS OF THE GROUND REALITY.
GROUND REALITY. BUT I HAVE TO ASK YOU OVER THESE
BUT I HAVE TO ASK YOU OVER THESE PAST COUPLE OF WEEKS, DOES IT
PAST COUPLE OF WEEKS, DOES IT FEEL LIKE ANYTHING IS GETTING
FEEL LIKE ANYTHING IS GETTING ANY BETTER IN TERMS OF SUPPLIES
ANY BETTER IN TERMS OF SUPPLIES OF THIS KIND OF STUFF?
OF THIS KIND OF STUFF? >> I REALLY WANT TO BE POSITIVE,
>> I REALLY WANT TO BE POSITIVE, YOU KNOW, I WANT TO GIVE PEOPLE
YOU KNOW, I WANT TO GIVE PEOPLE HOPE, I AM LISTENING, AND
HOPE, I AM LISTENING, AND WATCHING ALL OF THE NEWS THAT
WATCHING ALL OF THE NEWS THAT YOU’RE TALKING ABOUT, AND I’M
YOU’RE TALKING ABOUT, AND I’M HEARING SOME POSITIVE MESSAGES,
HEARING SOME POSITIVE MESSAGES, AND I THINK ON THE GROUND, WE
AND I THINK ON THE GROUND, WE WOULD LOVE TO SEE THOSE THINGS,
WOULD LOVE TO SEE THOSE THINGS, I WILL SAY HOSPITAL
I WILL SAY HOSPITAL ADMINISTRATOR, PUBLIC HEALTH
ADMINISTRATOR, PUBLIC HEALTH OFFICIALS ARE WORKING VERY HARD
OFFICIALS ARE WORKING VERY HARD AND TRYING TO BE VERY CREATIVE,
AND TRYING TO BE VERY CREATIVE, DOING THE KIND OF PUBLIC
DOING THE KIND OF PUBLIC CAMPAIGNS THAT YOU’RE TALKING
CAMPAIGNS THAT YOU’RE TALKING ABOUT.
ABOUT. ON THE GROUND, WE’RE NOT SEEING
ON THE GROUND, WE’RE NOT SEEING THE, WE’RE NOT REALLY SEEING THE
THE, WE’RE NOT REALLY SEEING THE DELIVERY OF ITEMS THAT WE’RE
DELIVERY OF ITEMS THAT WE’RE HEARING FROM OUR COUNTRY’S
HEARING FROM OUR COUNTRY’S ADMINISTRATION, SO I HAVEN’T
ADMINISTRATION, SO I HAVEN’T UNFORTUNATELY SEEN IT YET.
UNFORTUNATELY SEEN IT YET. WE’RE WAITING AND WE’RE
WE’RE WAITING AND WE’RE OPTIMISTIC.
OPTIMISTIC. AND THEN IN THE MEANTIME, WE
AND THEN IN THE MEANTIME, WE WILL DO WHAT WE CAN WITH WHAT WE
WILL DO WHAT WE CAN WITH WHAT WE HAVE.
HAVE. AND I ALSO WANT TO SAY, FACE
AND I ALSO WANT TO SAY, FACE MASKS, GOWNS, GLOVES,
MASKS, GOWNS, GLOVES, RESPIRATORS, VENTILATOR
RESPIRATORS, VENTILATOR MACHINES, THESE ARE THE KINDS OF
MACHINES, THESE ARE THE KINDS OF THINGS THAT WE’VE BEEN TALKING
THINGS THAT WE’VE BEEN TALKING ABOUT.
ABOUT. THEY REPRESENT ONE PART OF MANY,
THEY REPRESENT ONE PART OF MANY, MANY DIFFERENT TYPES OF
MANY DIFFERENT TYPES OF RESOURCES THAT WE ARE GOING TO
RESOURCES THAT WE ARE GOING TO RUN SHORT ON.
RUN SHORT ON. AND SOMETHING WE HAVEN’T REALLY
AND SOMETHING WE HAVEN’T REALLY TALKED A LOT ABOUT IS WE’RE
TALKED A LOT ABOUT IS WE’RE RIGHT NOW FACING A NATIONAL
RIGHT NOW FACING A NATIONAL SHORTAGE OF ALBUTEROL INHALER,
SHORTAGE OF ALBUTEROL INHALER, THE FIRST LINE TREATMENTS FOR
THE FIRST LINE TREATMENTS FOR PEOPLE LIKE WHEEZING AND
PEOPLE LIKE WHEEZING AND SHORTNESS OF BREATH, ASTHMA
SHORTNESS OF BREATH, ASTHMA EXACERBATION, THE KIND OF THINGS
EXACERBATION, THE KIND OF THINGS THAT GET WORST WHEN YOU HAVE A
THAT GET WORST WHEN YOU HAVE A RESPIRATORY VIRAL ILLNESS LIKE
RESPIRATORY VIRAL ILLNESS LIKE KOESK,
KOESK, COVID-19, SO AS WE GET OVER THIS
COVID-19, SO AS WE GET OVER THIS FIRST HURDLE, IF WE GET OVER
FIRST HURDLE, IF WE GET OVER THIS FIRST HURDLE OF THINGS LIKE
THIS FIRST HURDLE OF THINGS LIKE FACE MASKS WE WILL THEN BE
FACE MASKS WE WILL THEN BE TALKING ABOUT THE VITAL
TALKING ABOUT THE VITAL MEDICATIONS WE HAVE A SHORTAGE
MEDICATIONS WE HAVE A SHORTAGE OF AND WE WILL TALK ABOUT HOW
OF AND WE WILL TALK ABOUT HOW MUCH SUPPLY DO WE HAVE OF THESE
MUCH SUPPLY DO WE HAVE OF THESE EXPERIMENTAL THERAPIES THAT
EXPERIMENTAL THERAPIES THAT WE’RE USING TO TREAT COVID-19,
WE’RE USING TO TREAT COVID-19, AND THEN ON AND ON, TO ROOMS AND
AND THEN ON AND ON, TO ROOMS AND VENTILATORS, OTHER ADVANCED ICU
VENTILATORS, OTHER ADVANCED ICU EQUIPMENT, AND THEN HOW WE
EQUIPMENT, AND THEN HOW WE SUSTAIN THE WORK FORCE, AND NOT
SUSTAIN THE WORK FORCE, AND NOT JUST DOCTORS AND NURSES,
JUST DOCTORS AND NURSES, RESPIRATORY THERAPIST,
RESPIRATORY THERAPIST, PHARMACIST, THE COMPLEX TEAM
PHARMACIST, THE COMPLEX TEAM THAT YOU NEED IN EVERY HOSPITAL
THAT YOU NEED IN EVERY HOSPITAL TO TAKE CARE OF VERY, VERY SICK
TO TAKE CARE OF VERY, VERY SICK PATIENTS.
PATIENTS. SO THIS ISSUE OF WE’RE LACKING
SO THIS ISSUE OF WE’RE LACKING FILL IN THE BLANK, IT STARTS
FILL IN THE BLANK, IT STARTS HERE WITH BASIC THINGS LIKE FACE
HERE WITH BASIC THINGS LIKE FACE MASKS AND GLOVES, THIS
MASKS AND GLOVES, THIS CONVERSATION IS NOT GOING TO
CONVERSATION IS NOT GOING TO END, IT WILL JUST BE THE NEXT
END, IT WILL JUST BE THE NEXT SHORTAGE DU J-JOUR FOR A WHILE I
SHORTAGE DU J-JOUR FOR A WHILE I BELIEVE.
BELIEVE. >> WE NEED A WAR-SIZED NATIONAL
>> WE NEED A WAR-SIZED NATIONAL RESPONSE TO ADDRESS THESE THINGS
RESPONSE TO ADDRESS THESE THINGS EACH IN TURN, ALL OF THEM.
EACH IN TURN, ALL OF THEM. IT’S REMARKABLE.
IT’S REMARKABLE. DOCTOR ESTHER CHOO, ASSOCIATE
DOCTOR ESTHER CHOO, ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR HEALTH AND SCIENCE IN
PROFESSOR HEALTH AND SCIENCE IN PORTLAND, ORZ, DOCTOR, I WOULD
PORTLAND, ORZ, DOCTOR, I WOULD LIKE TO HAVE YOU COME BACK AND
LIKE TO HAVE YOU COME BACK AND TALK US TO IN COMING DAYS AS
