COVID Resource thread- places to get resources, information or help

[leswp1]

Starting this thread because there are thousands of posts on other sites with information on resources for help, free streams, virtual experiences, etc. Thought it might be a good way to share. This is NOT at thread for flaming, discussion of whether you agree with measures being taken. There are at least 2 threads for that (one more sane than another).

Do you have a favorite?

Please feel free to share stuff you find. Please do not get nasty at each other. I hope for no pony moments in here.

Oh, and be safe!!

[leswp1]

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In times of Crisis people feeling fragile or at risk can struggle even more. In times of crisis levels of assault and abuse rise. Be aware. If you need help or know someone who needs help reach out. Here are some places that can offer help.
If you’re suicidal, National Suicide Prevention Lifeline toll-free at 800-273-8255. Additional crisis and suicide hotlines are available in the category below, Crises and Suicide.
Need help for domestic violence? Call toll-free: 800-799-7233 (SAFE).
Immediate Online Assistance
Try one of these free crisis chat services: [shoot! these did not translate to URL but you can search]
Crisis Chat
Crisis Text Line (on your smartphone)
National Suicide Prevention Lifeline
IMAlive

AIDS
AIDS Hotline
(800) FOR-AIDS
American Social Health Association: Sexually Transmitted Disease Hotline
(800) 227-8922
CDC AIDS Information
(800) 232-4636
AIDS Info: Treatment, Prevention and Research
(800) HIV-0440
National AIDS Hotline
(800) 342-AIDS
ALCOHOL
Alcohol Hotline
(800) 331-2900
Al-Anon for Families of Alcoholics
(800) 344-2666
Alcohol and Drug Helpline
(800) 821-4357
Alcohol Treatment Referral Hotline
(800) 252-6465
Alcohol & Drug Abuse Hotline
(800) 729-6686
Families Anonymous
(800) 736-9805
National Council on Alcoholism and Drug Dependence Hopeline
(800) 622-2255
CHILD ABUSE
Child Protection Hotline (Los Angeles County DCFS)
Within CA (800) 540-4000
Outside CA (213) 283-1960
Judge Baker Children’s Center – Child Abuse Hotline
(800) 792-5200
Child Help USA National Child Abuse Hotline
(800) 422-4453
Covenant House
(800) 999-9999
CRISES AND SUICIDE
Girls & Boys Town National Hotline
(800) 448-3000
International Suicide Hotlines
National Hopeline Network
(800) SUICIDE
National Suicide Prevention Lifeline
(800) 273-TALK (8255)
National Youth Crisis Hotline
(800) 442-HOPE (4673)
DOMESTIC VIOLENCE
National Domestic Violence Hotline
(800) 799-7233
National US Child Abuse Hotline
(800) 422-4453
MEDICAL
American Association of Poison Control Centers
(800) 222-1222
America Social Health: STD Hotline
(800) 227-8922
RAPE AND SEXUAL ASSAULT
Rape, Abuse, and Incest National Network (RAINN)
(800) 656-HOPE
National Domestic Violence/Child Abuse/ Sexual Abuse
(800) 799-7233
Abuse Victim Hotline
(866) 662-4535
RUNNING AWAY
National Runaway Switchboard
(800) 231-6946
National Hotline for Missing & Exploited Children
(800) 843-5678
Child Find of America
(800) 426-5678
SUBSTANCE ABUSE
Poison Control
(800) 222-1222
National Institute on Drug Abuse Hotline
(800) 662-4357
Cocaine Anonymous
(800) 347-8998
National Help Line for Substance Abuse
(800) 262-2463

[leswp1]

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Listening to someone relating their experience from inside Wuhan. Mentioned that altho the virtual world can be great people who have 'cabin fever' can get crazy when posting. Something to remember

[leswp1]

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https://docs.google.com/document/d/1...4rGNsYwVn2Sl3A

Virtual field trips

[Deutsche Gopher Fan]

Listening to someone relating their experience from inside Wuhan. Mentioned that altho the virtual world can be great people who have 'cabin fever' can get crazy when posting. Something to remember

I shudder to think how much worse it could get lol

[leswp1]

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https://fanforum.uscho.com/showthrea...stseason/page5

Hockey in simulated form

[alfablue]

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Tried to find this on the CDC and WHO FAQ, but was not sure about the CDC thing...

The question is how infectious is someone who had COVID19, and for how long. The CDC says this:

Current CDC guidance for when it is OK to release someone from isolation is made on a case by case basis and includes meeting all of the following requirements:

The patient is free from fever without the use of fever-reducing medications.
The patient is no longer showing symptoms, including cough.
The patient has tested negative on at least two consecutive respiratory specimens collected at least 24 hours apart.
Someone who has been released from isolation is not considered to pose a risk of infection to others.

Now that is to just remove from isolation. Wondering how long until doctors are reasonably confident that the sick person will no longer spread.

Saw some interesting simulations about why social distancing works, and the time it take to go from infected to sick to non transmittable is different for everyone. But it would be interesting to know how long after symptoms are you no longer spreading. Once the recovered population gets high enough, that pushes the possible strain on the hospitals down quite a bit. The models were interesting, as a concept.

[leswp1]

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Important Message From the Chief Nursing Officer
Dear ANA Member,

Significant changes have occurred this week as the number of cases in the USA and globally continues to rise. On Wednesday, the World Health Organization (WHO) officially declared that the global coronavirus crisis is now a pandemic. Also, on Tuesday, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) released interim recommendations for personal protective equipment that includes a recommendation for areas where there is a shortage of N95 masks (a medical face mask can provide appropriate protection during patient care). In response, ANA's official statement called on the CDC to provide a more definitive statement about the transmission of coronavirus (COVID-19) so that nurses can be confident in this guidance that a medical mask, along with the other required droplet Personal Protective Equipment (PPE), is appropriate to provide patient care for known COVID-19 cases.
The question of transmission is very challenging at this point in a viral event. There is not clarity on exactly how COVID-19 is transmitted: can the virus be aerosolized (airborne transmission), is it principally transmitted via a larger droplet (droplet transmission), and how long does the virus remain viable on surfaces? The type of respiratory protection (medical mask vs. N95 respirator) is dependent on whether the virus is transmitted via a smaller particle that is airborne (fit-tested N95 respirator) or a larger droplet that travels a shorter distance in the air typically expelled through a cough or sneeze (medical mask).
According to the WHO Report of the WHO-China Joint Mission on Coronavirus Disease 2019, dated February 16-24, 2020, "COVID-19 is transmitted via droplets and fomites during close unprotected contact between infector and infectee. Airborne spread has not been reported for COVID-19 and it is not believed to be a major driver of transmission based on the available data." This new information, along with known shortages of PPE, prompted the WHO to shift its PPE recommendations to a medical mask as an appropriate alternative when providing patient care to suspected and known cases of COVID-19. The WHO guidance states that an N95 respirator is warranted when staff is performing aerosol-generating procedures, such as, but not limited to, positive pressure ventilation, endotracheal intubation or extubation, bronchoscopy, airway suction, ventilator care, tracheostomy care, Chest PT, nebulizer treatment, and sputum induction. However, research released on March 9 through the New England Journal of Medicine, Aerosol and surface stability of HCoV-19 (SARS-CoV-2) compared to SARS-CoV-1, found that "aerosol and fomite transmission of HCoV-19 is plausible, as the virus can remain viable in aerosols for multiple hours and on surfaces up to days." These findings suggest that CDC's new interim recommendations for use of a medical mask during patient care may place nurses at risk.
This is complicated by the fact that we do not have a sufficient supply of N95 respirators that may be needed throughout a longer event. The WHO and CDC would argue that the revised respiratory requirements are designed to conserve the supply of N95 respirators so the overall response can be sustained for a longer period. The Code of Ethics for Nurses offers the following guidance:
• Nurses have a duty to ourselves as well as others.
• Only in extreme emergencies and under exceptional conditions, whether due to forces of nature or to human action, may nurses subordinate human rights concerns to other considerations. This subordination may occur when there is both an increase in the number of ill, injured, or at-risk patients and a decrease in access to customary resources and healthcare personnel
• A utilitarian framework usually guides decision and actions with special emphasis on transparency, protection of the public, proportional restriction of individual liberty, and fair stewardship of resources.
ANA continues to examine the evidence around transmission of COVID-19 and recognizes that evidence and information is evolving. We are advocating for the best protection based on the scientific knowledge available now but acknowledge that this is a fluid situation. We appreciate the efforts of all nurses to respond to the coronavirus outbreak. We will keep you updated should the information on transmission and PPE change.

Regards,

Debbie Dawson Hatmaker, PhD, RN, FAAN

Chief Nursing Officer | EVP

[leswp1]

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https://www.nytimes.com/article/coro...trictions.html

Interesting list of travel restrictions

[leswp1]

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https://www.nih.gov/news-events/news...ovid-19-begins

Stage one Vaccine testing update-
Dr Fauci just clarified- they gave the first dose today. They need to repeat at 1 month and three months and then follow the patient for a year before confirming efficacy

[leswp1]

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ANd on a lighter note- free coloring books

http://www.openculture.com/2017/02/f...p07mqVMzlqjNgA

[leswp1]

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https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019...n-control.html

Updated PPE recommendations for the care of patients with known or suspected COVID-19:
Based on local and regional situational analysis of PPE supplies, facemasks are an acceptable alternative when the supply chain of respirators cannot meet the demand. During this time, available respirators should be prioritized for procedures that are likely to generate respiratory aerosols, which would pose the highest exposure risk to HCP.
Facemasks protect the wearer from splashes and sprays.
Respirators, which filter inspired air, offer respiratory protection.
When the supply chain is restored, facilities with a respiratory protection program should return to use of respirators for patients with known or suspected COVID-19. Facilities that do not currently have a respiratory protection program, but care for patients infected with pathogens for which a respirator is recommended, should implement a respiratory protection program.
Eye protection, gown, and gloves continue to be recommended.
If there are shortages of gowns, they should be prioritized for aerosol-generating procedures, care activities where splashes and sprays are anticipated, and high-contact patient care activities that provide opportunities for transfer of pathogens to the hands and clothing of HCP.
Included are considerations for designating entire units within the facility, with dedicated HCP, to care for known or suspected COVID-19 patients and options for extended use of respirators, facemasks, and eye protection on such units. Updated recommendations regarding need for an airborne infection isolation room (AIIR).
Patients with known or suspected COVID-19 should be cared for in a single-person room with the door closed. Airborne Infection Isolation Rooms (AIIRs) (See definition of AIIR in appendix) should be reserved for patients undergoing aerosol-generating procedures (See Aerosol-Generating Procedures Section)
Updated information in the background is based on currently available information about COVID-19 and the current situation in the United States, which includes reports of cases of community transmission, infections identified in healthcare personnel (HCP), and shortages of facemasks, N95 filtering facepiece respirators (FFRs) (commonly known as N95 respirators), and gowns.
Increased emphasis on early identification and implementation of source control (i.e., putting a face mask on patients presenting with symptoms of respiratory infection).

[ticapnews]

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Thank you Les! If you don't object I'll sticky this so this thread is always at the top of the forum.

[leswp1]

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Thank you Les! If you don't object I'll sticky this so this thread is always at the top of the forum.

No problem but no one is really posting but me! So many freebees from different places I can't keep up

[Scarlet]

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I thought this link had some helpful info around grocery shopping:

https://www.consumerreports.org/food...cery-shopping/