EMERGENCY ROOM (COVID)

Frequently when patients go to the ER for Covid infection they're sent home without treatment if the symptoms aren’t serious enough and then later are admitted after the patient’s condition has worsened to the point they require hospitalization. An increasing number of reports include folks who go to the ER for a separate reason and wind up testing positive in the ER or become positive after admission and find themselves on the Covid ward.

Ask about the hospital’s Covid protocol BEFORE you agree to be admitted. 

Is it based on  1) Remdesivir and 2) the ventilator? If so, you may want to review the literature on those two treatments before you agree. 

If you test positive in the ER (whether you were there for Covid or for a different reason) and are told you will be admitted, with a little effort, you can find a local doctor or community hospital who will arrange and oversee at-home oxygen if needed.

If you’re in the ER for a non-Covid critical condition but test positive, you’ll be admitted to the Covid ward. Consider discharging yourself for at-home Covid care the instant your primary issue has been stabilized.

To get an opinion from a telemedicine specialist in at-home Covid care visit:

The James Clinic 

My Free Doctor

America's Clinic