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Originally Posted by Bobblehead
A friend of mine is an ER Nurse. During the summer there was a discussion about getting flu/H1N1 shots and she poo-poo'ed. She has worked in the ER for years and has never gotten the shot.
I spoke to her recently, and she is telling everyone she knows to get immunized and she has seen and heard a bunch of scary stuff.
An experienced ER nurse with stories about watching people being dumped after they were shot, who has had her ER locked down for fear of gangs looking to "finish the job", saying this is scary stuff.
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Just to add to this I was talking to a Pediatrics Emergency Doctor today, although not in Calgary, and they set a record for admissions yesterday. The emergency department is now operating at over 200% capacity. Emails have gone out to all doctors on Mat leave, vacation etc., to see if they can come back. Not only is it a volume issue but they are also short staffed since a good number of them have already contracted H1N1 and are on sick leave. Let’s hope this doesn't really hit hard or else it's going to get ugly.