Notorious R.I.M. posted:

COVID-19 MAY 2020 USA CUM DEATHS GUESSING GAME
Guess how many cumulative deaths we have on worldometer's COVID-19 report for May 31st for the USA. The closest guess gets the satisfaction of being smarter than a bunch of idiot epidemiologists. If you are dead on May 31st, you may not redeem this prize. The guessing window closes at +07:00 GMT on May 2nd.

Schnorkles posted:

as of right now the two biggest unknowns right now are what the acceleration effect of the re-opening measures are and (likely inversely related) what the political response to the economy remaining an absolute dumpster fire when the republicans all proclaim that they're open for business tomorrow.

May is going to be a dark month.

Comfy Fleece Sweater posted:

I mean... that curve seems to be going up and up

Still rising

human life is worthless in 2020, as long as I don’t know them

hell, they might support that politician I don’t like, good riddance!!!! We’re too many as it is! more oxygen for meeeeeee

Notorious R.I.M. posted:

you better pick a number, plane.

Sir Tonk posted:

https://twitter.com/HeerJeet/status/1256037912379944960

Notorious R.I.M. posted:

COVID-19 MAY 2020 USA CUM DEATHS GUESSING GAME
Guess how many cumulative deaths we have on worldometer's COVID-19 report for May 31st for the USA. The closest guess gets the satisfaction of being smarter than a bunch of idiot epidemiologists. If you are dead on May 31st, you may not redeem this prize. The guessing window closes at +07:00 GMT on May 2nd.

The Alpha Centauri posted:

i'm almost 40

i definitely peaked

Inceltown posted:

https://twitter.com/jdawsey1/status/1256023804758949891


lmao no. I think they're going to stop reporting poo poo.

Sir Tonk posted:

https://twitter.com/MacKinnRuth/status/1255900922305224705

im trying to find a downside to this and am struggling

Notorious R.I.M. posted:

COVID-19 MAY 2020 USA CUM DEATHS GUESSING GAME
Guess how many cumulative deaths we have on worldometer's COVID-19 report for May 31st for the USA. The closest guess gets the satisfaction of being smarter than a bunch of idiot epidemiologists. If you are dead on May 31st, you may not redeem this prize. The guessing window closes at +07:00 GMT on May 2nd.

Spergin Morlock posted:

lol. the unemployment benefits that will all start expiring right before the election. lmao

MadJackal posted:

I'm still alive!

Spergin Morlock posted:

lol. the unemployment benefits that will all start expiring right before the election. lmao

Burn Zone posted:

Notorious R.I.M. posted:

keep em cumin

Inceltown posted:

https://twitter.com/jdawsey1/status/1256023804758949891


lmao no. I think they're going to stop reporting poo poo.

Notorious R.I.M. posted:

keep em cumin

Dammerung posted:

I take it that nobody's going to be flanked from the left anytime soon.

MadJackal posted:

I'm still alive!

Small update. I'm back at the hospital, working nights now Sunday-Friday 7PM-7AM. It's a much easier post to be stationed at. Basically I'm here to answer any questions my Intern has while she gets hammered by calls all night and respond to any Rapid Responses or Codes. And even then, we have ICU backup for 9/10 of these.

My hospital has discharged just over 500 patients with COVID, and seen around 180ish patients with COVID die.

The Chief Resident I mentioned in Day 2 is still alive and well. He's been running his own ventilator bay with only a little ICU Attending oversight for the past two weeks. From what he's told me, the fatality rate of being on a ventilator is about 85%. The parameters of what it takes to be put on a vent have gotten even more stringent, which freaks out the nurses (rightfully).

But it looks like we hit the high tide right around my last day on the floors. The new COVID cases have plateaued and we've emptied the ventilator farms of the PACU, the majority of the Cath lab, and the SICU. We've taken back multiple wings of the hospital, and only have a handful of COVID only units.

The daytime team (which I was leading when I wrote the above) now has ZERO COVID cases and a census of 12 (down from 22 all-COVID patients at my team's peak). They'll probably level out to a pre-COVID normal of 15-18 over the next week.

No Resident has become symptomatic so far. One attending got a mild case, didn't require hospitalization. Asymptomatic hospital personnel are being offered serology screening starting tomorrow.

We're getting $2500 in combat pay.

I'll be honest, COVID hosed with me. I spent two weeks of vacation just getting drunk and rereading everything and dreading my future (I have no idea where I want to practice now, I'm heading back home for a month or two to get things figured out). Wrote some more.

Right before heading back to work last Sunday, cried in the parking lot for the first time ever in med school or residency. Still went in and did my 12 hours. It's gotten a little better every night since.

Notorious R.I.M. posted:

COVID-19 MAY 2020 USA CUM DEATHS GUESSING GAME
Guess how many cumulative deaths we have on worldometer's COVID-19 report for May 31st for the USA. The closest guess gets the satisfaction of being smarter than a bunch of idiot epidemiologists. If you are dead on May 31st, you may not redeem this prize. The guessing window closes at +07:00 GMT on May 2nd.

Leon Sumbitches posted:

199,999 dead by May 31.

E:what an awful snipe.

BONGHITZ posted:

1 higher than bearjew

MadJackal posted:

I'm still alive!

Small update. I'm back at the hospital, working nights now Sunday-Friday 7PM-7AM. It's a much easier post to be stationed at. Basically I'm here to answer any questions my Intern has while she gets hammered by calls all night and respond to any Rapid Responses or Codes. And even then, we have ICU backup for 9/10 of these.

My hospital has discharged just over 500 patients with COVID, and seen around 180ish patients with COVID die.

The Chief Resident I mentioned in Day 2 is still alive and well. He's been running his own ventilator bay with only a little ICU Attending oversight for the past two weeks. From what he's told me, the fatality rate of being on a ventilator is about 85%. The parameters of what it takes to be put on a vent have gotten even more stringent, which freaks out the nurses (rightfully).

But it looks like we hit the high tide right around my last day on the floors. The new COVID cases have plateaued and we've emptied the ventilator farms of the PACU, the majority of the Cath lab, and the SICU. We've taken back multiple wings of the hospital, and only have a handful of COVID only units.

The daytime team (which I was leading when I wrote the above) now has ZERO COVID cases and a census of 12 (down from 22 all-COVID patients at my team's peak). They'll probably level out to a pre-COVID normal of 15-18 over the next week.

No Resident has become symptomatic so far. One attending got a mild case, didn't require hospitalization. Asymptomatic hospital personnel are being offered serology screening starting tomorrow.

We're getting $2500 in combat pay.

I'll be honest, COVID hosed with me. I spent two weeks of vacation just getting drunk and rereading everything and dreading my future (I have no idea where I want to practice now, I'm heading back home for a month or two to get things figured out). Wrote some more.

Right before heading back to work last Sunday, cried in the parking lot for the first time ever in med school or residency. Still went in and did my 12 hours. It's gotten a little better every night since.

Notorious R.I.M. posted:

COVID-19 MAY 2020 USA CUM DEATHS GUESSING GAME
Guess how many cumulative deaths we have on worldometer's COVID-19 report for May 31st for the USA. The closest guess gets the satisfaction of being smarter than a bunch of idiot epidemiologists. If you are dead on May 31st, you may not redeem this prize. The guessing window closes at +07:00 GMT on May 2nd.

Notorious R.I.M. posted:

COVID-19 MAY 2020 USA CUM DEATHS GUESSING GAME
Guess how many cumulative deaths we have on worldometer's COVID-19 report for May 31st for the USA. The closest guess gets the satisfaction of being smarter than a bunch of idiot epidemiologists. If you are dead on May 31st, you may not redeem this prize. The guessing window closes at +07:00 GMT on May 2nd.

fits my needs posted:

https://twitter.com/CBSNews/status/1256048099862208514?s=20

fits my needs posted:

https://twitter.com/CBSNews/status/1256048099862208514?s=20

fits my needs posted:

https://twitter.com/nmeyersohn/status/1256049685925634050?s=20

Der Meister posted:

hey that seems great

Notorious R.I.M. posted:

COVID-19 MAY 2020 USA CUM DEATHS GUESSING GAME
Guess how many cumulative deaths we have on worldometer's COVID-19 report for May 31st for the USA. The closest guess gets the satisfaction of being smarter than a bunch of idiot epidemiologists. If you are dead on May 31st, you may not redeem this prize. The guessing window closes at +07:00 GMT on May 2nd.

Notorious R.I.M. posted:

Current guesses:



If anyone knows any Smart Epidemiologists with predictions for May 31st please let me know