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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsDR: 'If you don't have Covid-19, do not go to the ER if you can help it.'
ER doctor says the worst place a patient to go is the emergency room because they will be exposed to the virus.
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This is why there are stay-at-home orders. Lower your risky lifestyle. You may not die from falling out of a tree and breaking your leg, but going to the hospital now for ER treatment may.
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DR: 'If you don't have Covid-19, do not go to the ER if you can help it.' (Original Post)
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Apr 2020
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mucifer
(23,572 posts)1. Just pray you don't get a stroke or a heart attack
spin
(17,493 posts)2. Watch out for Murphy's Law. ...
ecstatic
(32,733 posts)3. Seems like common sense to me
Needless to say, I've been staying closer to the speed limit while making essential trips. Of course, that's also dangerous here in Atlanta, but I don't want to step foot in any kind of medical facility for any reason until this shit is 150% resolved.
smirkymonkey
(63,221 posts)4. This is why I am not leaving, and haven't left, my apartment for weeks.
I do not want to risk having to go to the hospital for any reason. I am safest here alone.