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<blockquote data-quote="Johnjosiah" data-source="post: 2580358" data-attributes="member: 8177"><p>While optimism is great; reality and logic have to take over. The entire state of Oklahoma only has about 11,000 staffed hospital beds. That means there are around 1000-1500 emergency department beds (I think they are counted separate) in-addition to those. There are less then 300 emergency medicine trained doctors in the state and most of them practice in OKC or Tulsa leaving the majority of the beds staffed by either mid-levels (PA/NP) or other physician specialties family practice, internal medicine, surgery, dermatology etc... </p><p></p><p>So, if there are 4 days of supplies that means you are in day one or two of said disaster. Consider that it is 4 days of normal use supplies things are going to get thin really fast under this scenario. I think people, generally, are going to look out for #1 that means a mass exodus from nursing homes, dialysis units and other chronic care institutions when people dont show up for work. They will swamp the ERs quickly and require a lot of resources. They will be followed rapidly by the sick at home group like those on home oxygen and such. So where does this leave everybody else...up a creek. There are ~3.5 million people in the state (remember only 11,000 beds.) The medical system is overwhelmed at day 2 if lucky. During Katrina hospital personnel were abandoning their posts on day 1 either leaving people to die or some cases helping them along. </p><p></p><p>Some big hospitals have armed security but they are frequently off duty local officers who will probably be called to protect and serve in other areas. If the hospitals are in this bad of shape what will WMs shelves look like? Food and water rioting has likely started already. </p><p></p><p>Im sure some of the angels of medicine will stick to the bitter end but they will be too overwhelmed to put a dent in the situation at hand. God bless them but at some point most will have to make the decision to take care of their own and walk out. The realistic ones will leave early the truly dedicated, likely to their own demise, late. The small communities will have a better chance to hold on longer just because of population density but even they will be forced out at some point. </p><p></p><p>JMHO by the way. But, human nature is pretty consistent.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Johnjosiah, post: 2580358, member: 8177"] While optimism is great; reality and logic have to take over. The entire state of Oklahoma only has about 11,000 staffed hospital beds. That means there are around 1000-1500 emergency department beds (I think they are counted separate) in-addition to those. There are less then 300 emergency medicine trained doctors in the state and most of them practice in OKC or Tulsa leaving the majority of the beds staffed by either mid-levels (PA/NP) or other physician specialties family practice, internal medicine, surgery, dermatology etc... So, if there are 4 days of supplies that means you are in day one or two of said disaster. Consider that it is 4 days of normal use supplies things are going to get thin really fast under this scenario. I think people, generally, are going to look out for #1 that means a mass exodus from nursing homes, dialysis units and other chronic care institutions when people dont show up for work. They will swamp the ERs quickly and require a lot of resources. They will be followed rapidly by the sick at home group like those on home oxygen and such. So where does this leave everybody else...up a creek. There are ~3.5 million people in the state (remember only 11,000 beds.) The medical system is overwhelmed at day 2 if lucky. During Katrina hospital personnel were abandoning their posts on day 1 either leaving people to die or some cases helping them along. Some big hospitals have armed security but they are frequently off duty local officers who will probably be called to protect and serve in other areas. If the hospitals are in this bad of shape what will WMs shelves look like? Food and water rioting has likely started already. Im sure some of the angels of medicine will stick to the bitter end but they will be too overwhelmed to put a dent in the situation at hand. God bless them but at some point most will have to make the decision to take care of their own and walk out. The realistic ones will leave early the truly dedicated, likely to their own demise, late. The small communities will have a better chance to hold on longer just because of population density but even they will be forced out at some point. JMHO by the way. But, human nature is pretty consistent. [/QUOTE]
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