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    Posted by Mary on April 2, 2020, 12:07 pm

    An NHS critical care nurse who is on the frontline fighting against COVID-19 in London has said it feels like working "in a war zone".

    Speaking anonymously to Sky News, she describes her pride as colleagues step in to help and the mental impact it is having on frontline staff.

    It takes a long time to become comfortable as a professional in the intensive care setting.

    It feels grossly inhumane to do the things we do to maintain a person's life. We as a profession avoid Intensive Care Unit (ICU) admissions wherever possible. This is because it's a horrible place. People lucky enough to survive, leave with a plethora of psychological challenges, such as post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD).

    https://news.sky.com/story/coronavirus-what-its-like-as-a-nurse-in-the-icu-trying-to-save-lives-11967072

    Too long to copy.

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