Healthcare workers on the frontline are starting to report a disturbing finding when it comes to caring for COVID-19 patients: Patients who first present with mild symptoms later returning drastically sicker.
Healthcare workers on the frontline are starting to report a disturbing finding when it comes to caring forTime and again, they are seeing patients who come to the emergency room with “mild symptoms” that can be managed at home; then, 1-2 days later, these patients are back and they’re drastically sicker. One ER doc describes it like this: ”It’s slow, slow, slow, and then bang – people are suddenly really sick and crashing. It can be really scary to see.
Some early trends that we are seeing from the frontlines suggest that most people with mild disease develop symptoms around day 3- 5, start to show signs of recovery in about a week, and fully “recover” by about 2 weeks. Some data suggest that people who go on to have more severe disease develop worsening symptoms after day 5 or over the course of the second week, from day 7-10 days.
Another finding that suggests you may have more severe disease is if your breathing rate starts moving up past more than 24 breathes/minute when you are resting. If you are breathing at less than 20 breaths/minute that seems to be more reassuring.What should you do to protect yourself?
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