AM
AM AN
AM AN EMERGENCY PHYSICIAN HERE IN DALLAS.
IN DALLAS. NO SECRET ABOUT THE SHORTAGE OF
PPE FOR DOCTORS, NURSES, AND
STAFF ACROSS THE NATION.
IT HAS BEEN AN ONGOING PROBLEM
FOR HEALTHCARE WORKERS, WE ARE
SCARED GOING TO WORK OUT WE DO
NOT HAVE ENOUGH SUPPLIES, AC/DC
ARE MAKING UNPRECEDENTED
RECOMMENDATIONS LIKE WEARING
BANDANNAS IN PLACE OF AN N-95.
SO MY GOAL IS TO GET PPE OUT TO
THE NATION TO ANYWHERE AND IN
PARTICULAR CRITICAL ACCESS
HOSPITALS THAT MAY NOT HAVE A
+@
HOSPITALS THAT MAY NOT HAVE A SINGLE MASK ON SITE.
WHILE THAT SEEMS SURPRISING
THERE ARE A LOT OF THEM.
>>> DR., FOR ANYONE WHO DOESN'T
KNOW, THIS IS PERSONAL
PROTECTION EQUIPMENT, WE HAVE
SEEN STORIES AND HEARD PEOPLE
SAYING WE NEED MORE MASKS,
VENTILATORS, AND SANITATION
GEAR, GOWNS AND BOOTIES AND
THINGS LIKE THAT.
IS THERE TRULY A NEED RIGHT
HERE AT HOME?
>> THERE IS, I AM FORTUNATE
MYSELF THAT I HAVE NOT
EXPERIENCED THE SAME SITUATION
THAT A LOT OF PEOPLE WHO HAVE
REACHED OUT TO ME HAVE BEEN
EXPERIENCING.
EXPERIENCING. I HAVE BEEN WELL PROTECTED
WITHIN MY OWN NETWORK.
EVEN LOCALLY WITHIN DALLAS I
HAVE HAD A LOT OF DOCTORS REACH
+@OUT TO ME, A LOT OF THEM ACHI
REQUEST FOR N-95 MASKS , FACE
SHIELD+@ AND EVERYTHING, THERE
ABSOLUTELY A SHORTAGE
+@ EVERYWHERE.
EVERYWHERE. >> AND HOW CAN PEOPLE HELP
AGAIN?
AGAIN?
AGAIN? >>
AGAIN? >> THERE ARE A FEW WAYS, WE
KNOW THAT PEOPLE, AS THIS
STARTED TO RAMP UP, A LOT OF
PEOP+@LE STOCKED UP ON SURGICAL
MASKS AND THEY STOCKED UP ON N-
95 BECAUSE THEY WERE SCARED.
WE UNDERSTAND AND THAT IS OKAY.
BUT, AT THIS POINT I HOPE A LOT
OF PEOPLE REALIZE +@THAT YOU DO
NOT NEED THEM FOR BEING AT HOME
AND BEING IN QUARANTINE, YOU DO
NEED NOT THAT TYPE OF
PRODUCTION.
PRODUCTION. WE DO, IF YOU ARE NOT SURE
WHERE TO DONATE YOU CAN REACH
OUT TO ME AND I WILL FIND A
PLACE THAT NEED THEM, THE OTHER
OPTION IS, I HAVE ACTUALLY SET
UP A FUND RAISING SITE WHERE I
+@
UP A FUND RAISING SITE WHERE I AM PURCHASING AND SENDING THIS
OUT TO VARIOUS SITES OF COURSE
NOT CHARGING THEM FOR THIS,
ONCE I HAVE THE DONATED SUPPLIES
I SEND IT TO PEOPLE FREE OF
CHARGE.
CHARGE.
CHARGE. YOU CAN DONATE TO THE GOFUNDME
WHIC+@H IS UNDER PROTECT OUR
FRONT-LINE.
FRONT-LINE. +@
FRONT-LINE. THAT IS ALSO MY EMAIL THAT I
CAN BE REACHED AT AS WELL.
>> 30 MINUTES AGO THE DALLAS
MAYOR SAID HE IS ISSUING A NEW
REQUIREMENT THAT WOULD ISSUE
HOSPITALS HERE IN DALLAS TO
REPORT HOW MANY BEDS THEY HAVE
LEFT, HOW MANY OF VENTILATORS
AND THEIR CONDITION BY 4 PM
EVERY DAY.
EVERY DAY. YOU ARE AN EMERGENCY ROOM
+@
YOU ARE AN EMERGENCY ROOM DOCTOR, +@DO YOU THINK THIS I+@
GOOD TO HAVE THE RULE IN PLACE
TODAY?
TODAY?
TODAY? >>
TODAY? >> I DO, I THINK IT GIVES
TRANSPARENCY TO THE CAPABILITY
OF EACH FACILITY.
+@
OF EACH FACILITY. THE OTHER CONSIDERATION THAT
MR. COME INTO PLAY WITH THAT IS
MR. COME INTO PLAY WITH THAT IS@ JUST BECAUSE WE HAVE THE
VENTILATOR, JUST BECAUSE WE
HAVE THE ROOM, JUST BECAUSE WE
HAVE THE SPACE CAPACITY, IT
DOES NOT MEAN HE HAVE WE HAVE
THE STAFF TO PROTECT THAT
PATIENT.
PATIENT.
PATIENT. WE HAVE TO HAVE THE STAFF TO
MA+@INTAIN WORKFORCE TO TAKE CA
OF THAT CA+@PACITY.
>> SPEAKING OF STAFF THIS
MORNING ALSO, THE NEW YORK
GOVERNOR IS ASKING FOR MEDICAL
PROFESSIO+@NALS ACROSS THE
COUNTRY IF THEY CAN, TO COME
AND HELP THEM OUT.
DO YOU THINK THAT THAT IS SAFE?
OR FEASIBLE, FOR THAT MATTER?
>> THERE IS DEFINITELY RISK FOR
ALL OF US RIGHT NOW, +@WE ARE
PUTTING OURSELVES AT A NEW
LEVEL OF RISK JUST GOING TO
WORK EVERY DAY.
YOU GET READY FOR WORK AND YOU
HAVE A BIT OF A PIT IN YOUR
STOMACH ABOUT WHAT YOUR NEW +@
NORMAL IS RIG+@HT NOW.
>> RIGHT.
>> RIGHT.
>> RIGHT. >> IN NEW YORK WITH IT BEING
SUCH A HOT SPOT RIGHT NOW IT IS
DIFFERENT THERE, IT IS A HIGHER
RISK.
RISK.
RISK. AS
RISK. AS YOU ALL MENTION ON YOUR
BROADCAST, DALLAS IS EXPECTED
TO BE A HOT+@SPOT SOON AS WELL.
WE ARE GOING TO EXPERIENCE A
SIMILAR ENVIRONMENT TO NEW YORK
+@CITY.
+@CITY.
+@CITY. TO I THINK IT IS FEASIBLE?
YES.
YES.
YES. THERE ARE A LOT OF PEOPLE THAT
CARRY MULTIPLE STATE LICENSES.
HAVING PHYSICIANS THAT HAVE A
LICENSE WOULD CONSIDER GOING TO
HELP, THAT IS A POSSIBILITY AND
THERE HAS BEEN A LOT OF
CONSIDERATION OF LIFTING CROSS
+@STATE REQUIREMENTS.
+@STATE REQUIREMENTS. IF YOU HAVE A MEDICAL LICENSE +@
IN TEXAS FOR EXAMPLE, ALLOWING
+@
+@ YOU
+@ YOU TO
+@ YOU TO GO ASSIST IN A MORE
CRITICAL NEED STATE.
>> THANK YOU FOR JOINING US
HERE ON MIDDAY, WE WILL PUT THE
GOFUNDME