Its everywhere. Everything you touch, everything you breathe. Coronavirus infections appear to be levelling out. Is there light at the end of the tunnel . We will probably, hopefully, never see anything like this again in our entire careers. Its fine. 0k. This is dr tom billyard, an intensive care consultant. 0h, isee. Hes agreed to wear a body mounted camera during one of his shifts. Ok, lets go. I see you got your gopro on. Oh, yes. The intensive care unit usually has around 30 beds. Because of coronavirus there are now almost 70. Because covid 19 is a new disease, its a steep learning curve for those on the front line trying to treat it. Right, we are going to prone this chap. The team are here, so are you ready ish . Proning involves turning patients onto their fronts. It helps them breathe when the infection is deep in their lungs. Ready, steady, go. Were suddenly seeing more and more patients that are benefiting from that. Ready, steady, turn. Turning patients prone face down is
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