Coronavirus Safety Protocol - please read and discuss

[Whitley]

Meanwhile, Gov. Whitmer (Michigan) is saying that they are putting orders in to their vendors for supplies they need, and the vendors are getting back to her saying that they are being told to not ship to Michigan.

[chemiclord]

Meanwhile, Gov. Whitmer (Michigan) is saying that they are putting orders in to their vendors for supplies they need, and the vendors are getting back to her saying that they are being told to not ship to Michigan.

And the President admitted on video tape that he's telling states to "be appreciative" or they aren't even getting through to him, much less getting the support they're asking for.

[dpatnod]

Yep, he's a real piece of work. Glad he learned his lesson with the impeachment and all.

[Futureshock]

Copied from someone else figured it may help someone???????????

Good advise from a respiratory therapist!

CORONA Common Sense
Since they are calling on Respiratory therapist to help fight the Corona virus, and I am a retired one, too old to work in a hospital setting. I'm gonna share some common sense wisdom with those that have the virus and trying to stay home. If my advice is followed as given you will improve your chances of not ending up in the hospital on a ventilator. This applies to the otherwise generally healthy population, so use discretion. 1. Only high temperatures kill a virus, so let your fever run high. Tylenol, Advil. Motrin, Ibuprofen etc. will bring your fever down allowing the virus to live longer. They are saying that ibuprophen, advil etc will actually exacerbate the virus. Use common sense and don't let fever go over 103 or 104 if you got the guts. If it gets higher than that take your tylenol, not ibuprophen or advil to keep it regulated. It helps to keep house warm and cover up with blankets so body does not have to work so hard to generate the heat. It usually takes about 3 days of this to break the fever. 2. The body is going to dehydrate with the elevated temperature so you must rehydrate yourself regulaly, whether you like it or not. Gatorade with real sugar, or pedialyte with real sugar for kids, works well. Why the sugar? Sugar will give your body back the energy it is using up to create the fever. The electrolytes and fluid you are losing will also be replenished by the Gatorade. If you don't do this and end up in the hospital they will start an IV and give you D5W (sugar water) and Normal Saline to replenish electrolytes. Gatorade is much cheaper, pain free, and comes in an assortment of flavors 3. You must keep your lungs moist. Best done by taking long steamy showers on a regular basis, if your wheezing or congested use a real minty toothpaste and brush your teeth while taking the steamy shower and deep breath through your mouth. This will provide some bronchial dialation and help loosen the phlegm. Force your self to cough into a wet wash cloth pressed firmly over your mouth and nose, which will cause greater pressure in your lungs forcing them to expand more and break loose more of the congestion. 4. Eat healthy and regularly. Gotta keep your strength up. 5. Once the fever breaks, start moving around to get the body back in shape and blood circulating. 6. Deep breath on a regular basis, even when it hurts. If you don't it becomes easy to develope pneumonia. Pursed lip breathing really helps. That's breathing in deep and slow then exhaling through tight lips as if your blowing out a candle, blow until you have completely emptied your lungs and you will be able to breath in an even deeper breath. This helps keep lungs expanded as well as increase your oxygen level. 7. Remember that every medication you take is merely relieving the symptoms, not making you well. 8. If your still dying go to ER.
I've been doing these things for myself and my family for over 40 years and kept them out of the hospital, all are healthy and still living today.
Thank you all for sharing. We gotta help one another.

[Passepartout]

Other than wash your hands twenty seconds and dry them with a paper towel
Do not touch face as hard as that can be but necessary
Stay home as much as possible
Of course social distancing in order to subside this virus.

[Futureshock]

I wonder if they (people infected with COVID-19) can get some blood from a person who has recovered from the disease to jump start their immunity to the disease. Maybe it could help them fight it off.

[Whitley]

I wonder if they (people infected with COVID-19) can get some blood from a person who has recovered from the disease to jump start their immunity to the disease. Maybe it could help them fight it off.

It's an idea but we don't even know if you can build up an immunity yet.

[chemiclord]

I wonder if they (people infected with COVID-19) can get some blood from a person who has recovered from the disease to jump start their immunity to the disease. Maybe it could help them fight it off.

Problem with antibody treatment right now is that the same rules of blood transfusion applies, but with the added concerns that there's no real evidence it would even work, and the possibility that just because someone has fought off the disease doesn't mean they can't infect others.

[-Deborah-]

Problem with antibody treatment right now is that the same rules of blood transfusion applies, but with the added concerns that there's no real evidence it would even work, and the possibility that just because someone has fought off the disease doesn't mean they can't infect others.

The news last night showed them trying this. I can't find it online right now, there's too many stories to wade through!

I just called and cancelled our yearly family vacation scheduled for July. :( Can't justify the cost with what we're going through right now (unemployment and reduced salary). Who knows if we'd even want to or be able to go by then anyhow.

This reminds me. Please continue to use the Forum's Amazon link if you plan to purchase items from them. Our monthly hosting now costs $57. We really need the Amazon commissions to help with the costs. Unfortunately, Amazon commissions are only averaging between $10-$20 a month so using the link will help boost that.

[TheLondonLion]

It's an idea but we don't even know if you can build up an immunity yet.

[Futureshock]

Okay.

[Futureshock]

NFL will play international games, unless medical experts tell them not to

[Whitley]

Whitmer closes the K-12 schools for the rest of the year.

[The King]

[Whitley]

Teacher's and school employees will be paid through the end of the school year

Each district will create its own online learning within guidelines the state will put out tomorrow. Each plan must be approved by the regional school district. If there is online learning the students that can't take part in it will not be penalized.

Everyone moves up a grade. Seniors graduate if they were on track to before the schools closed down. 3rd grade reading level tests or whatever pushed off for the year.