Thomas D. Kirsch, MD, MPH

Emergency doc, disaster med and public health expert, writer, and austere environment geek. Tweets are my own. Retweet or like is not endorsement. BE SAFE!

[Eric Feigl-Ding @DrEricDing]

📍HUGE—Covid may cause greater loss of gray matter and tissue damage in the brain 🧠 than naturally occurs in people who have not been infected with the virus, a new study finds—the first study with both brain scans before and after #COVID19 infection. 🧵
https://t.co/wqJqCmth9W

[Elliott R Haut, MD, PhD, MAMSE @elliotthaut]

@SeanLangenfeld This is why we need to simulate #cricothyroidotomy. @rob_leeper @JSurgEduc @BetsyHuntMD @VinciyaPandian @nmdalesio @DisasterProf https://t.co/GzkRlRdoYf

[Thomas D. Kirsch, MD, MPH @DisasterProf]

I'm tired of ethicists telling me what to do- "It’s far too easy to assign broad duties to others when sitting safely at home typing on a laptop"
#ethics #bioethics #ethicalhacking #ethical
https://t.co/BfZj9YzPSu

[Thomas D. Kirsch, MD, MPH @DisasterProf]

Protecting healthcare workers keeps us all safe. "There is no question that HCWs have a sense of duty. The question is, at what cost?" @Laurie_Garrett @AskNurseAlice @drJoshS
https://t.co/BfZj9YzPSu

[Thomas D. Kirsch, MD, MPH @DisasterProf]

I'm finally ethical! Here's my latest publication about the moral imperative to protect healthcare workers.

I had to use really big words for this one.

My rants continue. @ACEPNow @ACEPAdvocacy @AACNursing @CTZebra @COVID19Tracking

https://t.co/BfZj9YzPSu

[Thomas D. Kirsch, MD, MPH @DisasterProf]

Perhaps the greatest workplace catastrophe in American history...
https://t.co/GqDpmDqZIa
#COVID19 #nurse #HealthcareNews

[Thomas D. Kirsch, MD, MPH @DisasterProf]

https://t.co/AHuEYxziBD

[TheHillOpinion @TheHillOpinion]

COVID is killing the nation's workforce — The Supreme Court needs to act now https://t.co/fC9SLrKQty

Via @DisasterProf

[Thomas D. Kirsch, MD, MPH @DisasterProf]

@realTuckFrumper @CentristRn Poor Bri Bri. Virtual hug

[US HCWs Lost to Covid19 @CTZebra]

Marcel Santiago, 49yo Paramedic, NYC, died of #covid19 3/25/20. He was a gentle giant with a huge heart, deeply loved by his family and colleagues. #healthcareheroes #WearAMask https://t.co/ifeJu0wl2x
https://t.co/4cIb6bfbJs

[Thomas D. Kirsch, MD, MPH @DisasterProf]

Where's the OUTRAGE!? CDC says 705 dead healthcare workers but capture <1/4 = >2500 DEAD. A plane crashes and kills 3 or a mine accident kills 6, we investigate. 2500 DEAD in 6 mo. WHERE'S THE OUTRAGE? INVESTIGATIONS? We're fodder for the fools @SEIUNURSES @YesWeCan4Us @ACEPNow

[Thomas D. Kirsch, MD, MPH @DisasterProf]

@MorrisonCSIS Thanks for sharing Steve - Dr. Piot would have been a huge loss for all of us

[Thomas D. Kirsch, MD, MPH @DisasterProf]

WATCH THIS. This is why wearing masks SHOULD BE MANDATORY when we are around others for the next 6-12 month. #covid19 #sciencematters #StayHome #WearAMask
https://t.co/H2gVOEKQaB
#nejm

[Thomas D. Kirsch, MD, MPH @DisasterProf]

Guess how many Americans will die from #COVID19 daily in July? Use logic not hope. Start with facts - Under lockdown- 81,000 dead since 3/1, avg 1894 DAILY DEATHS. The virus is still there/still killing & now 'opening'! Your estimate? 500? 1000? 3000? 5000 a day? #ScienceMatters

[Thomas D. Kirsch, MD, MPH @DisasterProf]

Still the FIRST INNING. 2 days ago the Spanish govt released an antibody survey of 60,000 people. https://t.co/CF42FhpS01
BAD NEWS- Only 5% have been infected and a fatality rate of almost 1%. That would mean MILLIONS of American deaths. #coronavirus #COVID19 #ScienceMatters

[Thomas D. Kirsch, MD, MPH @DisasterProf]

@chachaspillane My Mom died

[Thomas D. Kirsch, MD, MPH @DisasterProf]

COVID has barely started. 2 days ago the Spanish govt released an antibody survey of 60,000 people. https://t.co/1AYZprtHS3
BAD NEWS- Only 5% have been infected and a fatality rate of almost 1%. That would mean MILLIONS of American deaths. #coronavirus #COVID19 #ScienceMatters

[Thomas D. Kirsch, MD, MPH @DisasterProf]

How many Americans will die daily in July? Use logic not hope. Start with facts. Under lockdown- 81000 dead since 3/1, avg 1894 DAILY DEATHS. The virus is still there & now were 'opening'! Send me your best estimate - 500? 1000? 3000? 5000 a day? #COVID19 #ScienceMatters