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The ER diaries

A California nurse on the front lines of the coronavirus pandemic

16 June 2020

  • Final illustration in the ER diaries series of stories

    The Covid disaster tent in our hospital is packed up yet the virus remains everywhere

    In the final installment of the ER diaries, a nurse reflects on a medical unit getting used to a new normal under Covid-19

6 May 2020

  • Doctors often have to share a small amount of resources to test and treat Covid-19.

    Six swabs a shift: hospital units battle over precious rapid Covid tests

    An ER nurse grapples with a full Covid-19 unit after Californians went out in droves to enjoy warmer weather

28 April 2020

  • ‘The quiet stories of contagion that some in our communities appear to never hear about are truly frightening.’

    'Thirty-six hours on one mask': an ER nurse on life in the thick of the pandemic

    Weeks into this crisis, I still dread hearing my name called out to be assigned to the testing tent or the Covid-19 unit

20 April 2020

  • ‘Nearly 2,800 healthcare workers in California have tested positive for coronavirus so far, and there are undoubtedly many cases that go unreported.’

    'I work knowing the risks': an ER nurse on being a medical martyr

    Reports of healthcare workers losing their lives to Covid-19 are everywhere and among my coworkers, the fear is real

14 April 2020

  • It’s time for people to believe that the coronavirus can kill, that it’s stretching our healcare system to the brink.

    'And then my patient begins to crash': a California nurse on the hardest shift in his career

    A nurse explains just how much it takes to keep Covid-19 patients alive

8 April 2020

  • ‘I feel like I can relate to soldiers in combat or veterans with PTSD – constantly being on edge, not knowing who or what is lurking beneath.’

    The ER diaries: 'We are part of a war we never wanted'

    A nurse reflects on the anxiety that comes with fighting coronavirus

1 April 2020

  • The coronavirus patient that sent me into a downward spiral of hopelessness.

    The ER diaries: a coronavirus case that nearly broke me

    A patient’s anguish is enough to crack even a medical worker’s professional resolve

31 March 2020

  • “We don’t disrespect ... we just cope with the reality of life with humor. We save our sadness and tears for home.”

    The ER diaries: dark humor gets us through – we save our tears for home

    A nurse reflects on those who meet sad realities head-on with humor

26 March 2020

  • ‘Now I’m noticing that I have to calm myself down, which leads me to realize the mental anguish this virus is having on all of us.’

    The ER diaries: inside a California hospital, a sneeze can cause a panic

    A nurse returns to a coronavirus treatment tent in full swing

24 March 2020

  • CoronaDiary 01 - for nurse series only

    A nurse's coronavirus journal: 'The new normal of this pandemic sinks in'

    In the first instalment of the ER diaries, a California nurse journals from the front lines of the coronavirus pandemic
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