Hi guys, this is Dr. Lam here on YouTube live
I'm usually doing Facebook live at toppodiatrist
So this is COVID-19, you know, right in the midst of it
It's March 30 of 2020, hope this acts as a time capsule when this all blows over
why are we essential?
you know we try not to bombard emergency room for fracture or infection and
our diabetics really need to see us
unless you have fever or cough, actually stay home, give us a call
on our telemedicine, you know, we have telemedicine available
you call in, we can assess you if you have -- if you are at risk
now in Florida right now today at 4:46 p.m. at 3/30/2020
if you have arrived from Florida, I mean New York, New Jersey, Connecticut
Louisiana, you are under state quarantine orders for 14 days
yes, now to clarify, even if you are on a lockdown let's say you're on a lockdown
a strict lockdown, if you need to come to your doctor, you are allowed to
come see a doctor
so don't keep that diabetic foot wound at home,
don't keep that diabetic foot at home
if you have any questions, redness, swelling, pain in the legs
we've had patients come in with infections
come in with cellulitis, cellulitis being infection about the leg of the skin
integument, or skin structure
cellulitis can be a deadly
fractures, you know, we don't need you to go into the emergency room at this time
to potentially get contaminated over or catch the deadly virus
so that's why we're here, that's why we're open for you
if you have any fractures or infection it's better to come see us
on an outpatient setting, we screen our patients at the door
make sure they don't wait for you to chose our staff for us are
screened prior to work
any risk or any kind of factors to staff or sent home
but we also spend extra time cleaning the rooms etc.
you know in retrospect I think this helps us examine our our sterilization procedures
our cleansing and use of procedures within the office
not that we don't follow cleansing procedures already
it just ups our game a little bit
we are more diligent as well as using hospital grade protocol for our rooms
now and we're -- as well as allowing for more time in between patients
just being extra cautious so we can serve you better in a safe way
our physical therapy is also essential because well if you if you have pain
we want to catch it before it becomes a problem
let's say for instance a person came to me with ankle pain, tendonitis
well you think it's tendonitis and then we find out you're almost rupturing a tendon
like the Achilles tendon or what we call tibialis anterior,
the tendon that run to that ankle
this can be a cyst, I have a nice cyst ankle cyst popping video
that can rival any pimple popping video I think
so those are things that we'd like to see during COVID
we are here for you for fractures, infections and cure your foot and ankle
and keep you out of the emergency room okay
so be safe everyone, follow precaution, follow the social distancing orders
and as well as all lockdown orders within your municipality
again even if there is a lockdown order as it is in California
we are allowed, medical office, are essential
podiatry is essential, physical therapy is essential
so give us a call, hope to avoid you having to go to emergency room
we are your first line, take care
This is Dr. Lam of Naples Florida
from Naples Florida to Port Charlotte actually
we have Port Charlotte office now
so give us a call, visit our website www.NaplesPodiatrist.com, thank you