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On the Covid ward

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The Most Important Thing of Anesthesia

When tarrick first came in, he was able to use his mobile phone. As they got sicker, and as we used the different masks and hoods that we were trying to increase their oxygen levels, that communication became more and more difficult. The most important thing of effectively anesitizing a patient to go on a breathing machine was a calm, restful surrounding environment with quiet, reassuring voices. And medical staff and nursing staff found it hard to do. Performing these procedures in the personal protective equipment, or the p p a, was incredibly difficult. It was hot, we couldn't hear each other, it was noisy. But yet we still had to give an element

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