An intensive care consultant said an “indelible memory” of treating coronavirus patients will be the fear they showed if they need to be intubated.
Dr Richard Cree, who works at Middlesbrough’s James Cook University Hospital, has been blogging about his experiences on the front line fighting Covid-19.
His nomoresurgeons.com diary notes that cases are falling slightly and the number of patients needing intensive care treatment has stopped increasing.
But as the national figure for coronavirus deaths passed 100,000, Dr Cree said the toll at his hospital continues to increase, with three more patients dying overnight.
He works along side his consultant wife and said: “One of the indelible memories of this pandemic for Nicky and I will be the fear we have witnessed in those patients that we have had to intubate.”
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Dr Richard Cree works at Middlesbrough s James Cook University Hospital alongside his consultant wife Nicky.
He has been blogging about his experiences on the Covid front line throughout the pandemic, as soaring caseloads put immense pressure on the NHS.
Dr Cree reflected on his work in the hospital s ICU in a post simply titled fear which was shared the week Britain hit a grim 100,000 deaths since the pandemic began.
He said one of the indelible memories of this pandemic for he and his wife will be the fear seen in patients who have to witness others on the ward being intubated before them.