"This is not the time to be

artappraiser — Fri, 24 Dec 2021 14:28:23 +0000

In reply to A very big reminder to drive carefully right now

"This is not the time to be in a motor-vehicle accident because the care that we would love to give you, it is severely hindered by exhaustion, by understaffing, limited resources. No matter what we can do as an individual, collectively, the system is on the brink."

not to mention that people with other kinds of dangerous equipment need to try to keep their cool

On top of that, gunshot and stab-wound victims are surging toward record numbers in Minnesota this year.

"There's a level of anger and frustration in the community that I've never seen before," Hick said. "And if people get angry, and they've got a gun, the guns are going off."

from

Top ER doctors in several states told Insider this #COVID19 wave is forcing them to refuse life-saving treatment to other patients because there isn’t enough room for all the sick and injured people to get the emergency care they need. https://t.co/gzPRRw4kW2
— Healthcare Insider (@HealthInsider) December 23, 2021

(note the article is not just about Minnesota! the problem is allover. It is especially acute in rural areas as patients that would normally be transferred to a bigger urban hospital from a smaller one, by like helicopter, those patients are being refused)

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"This is not the time to be