In case you didnāt know exactly how devastating Hurricane Helene was, visit a hospitalā¦ anywhere in the nation. And hope & pray you donāt need any IV fluids.
In 8 hours we got four scrolling emergency messages reminding staff that IV fluids must be conserved. Kinda tricky on a cancer unit where most meds need to run in tandem with liter bags of saline.
Baxter IV fluids factory knocked out by Hurricane Helene : Shots - Health News
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@MotherDucker Which is even more foreboding with Milton getting ready for landfall.
@MotherDucker I feared this. Please conserve IV fluids when possible/practical!
@MotherDucker Reminds me of the damage to pharmaceutical manufacturing when the hurricane hit PR. They're were 50 manufacturing plants taking advantage of the lower wages on the island. Why do we allow critical resources to be concentrated like this?
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More proof that monopolies need to be broken up...