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ER Doctor Saw COVID-19 Devastate New York. Now, He's Doing It Again In California

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ER Doctor Saw COVID-19 Devastate New York. Now, He's Doing It Again In California : Coronavirus Updates NPR's Rachel Martin speaks with Dr. Louis Tran, an emergency physician in San Bernardino County, Calif. He spent much of May helping out in New York City ICUs grappling with COVID-19 patients.Heard onToggle more optionsDr. Louis Tran, an emergency physician, spend much of May in New York City ICUs treating patients with COVID-19. Now, he's back at home in San Bernardino County in California, fighting the same virus on a different coast. This week, and became the state with the highest number of COVID-19 cases in the country. But the deaths are far lower, in part because the majority of new cases are young people, who are not at an severe illness and are less likely to die from the virus, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. on some indoor businesses, including restaurants, wineries, movie theaters, family entertainment centers, zoos, museums and bars on July 13. "It's difficult when you're just being bombarded on a daily basis," Tran says. "COVID-19 is a different animal and there's a lot of us who are wondering how it's going to look when we really get hit." He says some of his colleagues are experiencing what he would describe as symptoms similar to PTSD. "I've had professional colleagues tell me that they're not sure that they could handle a second wave if it would hit again," he says. "They are so overwhelmed."On Morning Edition, Tran describes what it's like for his colleagues at Arrowhead Regional Medical Center and how doctors are handling working during the pandemic. Here are excerpts of the conversation. On the impact the pace of work is having on him Just because we're physicians does not make us not human. ... Obviously we're fearful of not caring for our patients but we also are concerned for our families and friends. I haven't seen my mother in months. The only time I saw her was one time when she injured her knee and I came over to examine her from a distance. But other than that I haven't seen my mother personally in months. We FaceTime. I haven't seen my friends who are older or who have significant comorbidities in a while. And I do miss them. I miss the community of people that we all need. ... It is definitely putting a stress on all of us. Our staff is short. We are asked to cover more shifts. Just the emotional and physical demands of the job itself — forget about the impact of the disease on your psyche. That itself is already putting a toll on a lot of us.On long doctors can operate at this pace How long can we deal with this? The short answer is as long it needed to be. The bottom line is that if there's a need, we'll be there. Someone has to be there. That's the calling of emergency medicine and we answer the call 24/7. Someone always has to be there. But it can be a little taxing on the body and soul. But we all agree that we will always be there. Bo Hamby and Dalia Mortada produced and edited the audio version of this story.Sponsor Message

ER Doctor Saw COVID-19 Devastate New York. Now, He's Doing It Again In California : Coronavirus Updates NPR's Rachel Martin speaks with Dr. Louis Tran, an emergency physician in San Bernardino County, Calif. He spent much of May helping out in New York City ICUs grappling with COVID-19 patients.Heard onToggle more optionsDr. Louis Tran, an emergency physician, spend much of May in New York City ICUs treating patients with COVID-19. Now, he's back at home in San Bernardino County in California, fighting the same virus on a different coast. This week, and became the state with the highest...

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