This is propaganda and is focusing on all wrong medical concepts.
The fact this gentleman was already in a care home is a high prediction of frailty. Furthermore the fact this person suffered four rib fractures from a fall from standing is suspicious for osteoporosis another indicator of frailty. The number one cause of osteoporosis (aside from gender) is a lifetime of smoking. (Smoking damages your lungs)
We know that fracture in elderly is a sign of underlying frailty and subsequent death is common. Not from
The fracture itself but as a sign that there is little physiologic reserve left. For example the medical
Literature if I recall predicts somewhere between a 25-50% chance of death in the elderly after a hip fracture within one year.
In this person rib fractures predispose you to atelectasis , immobility and viral/bacterial pneumonia’s. They don’t mention this persons co morbid Conditions but one could assume at least osteo, chronic kidney disease, some COPD and maybe some heart failure. Even without Covid in existence his chance of death after this event was high. They manipulated the situation to spin a story, unfortunately ignoring the true issue which is our frail elders being placed in crowded homes in the first place.
The average person in long term care is expected to pass there within one year. That is how they are selected. This article is absolute fear based propaganda “you might lose your granny/granpa” if you do not comply. People have a remarkable lack of insight generally how unwell their loved ones are when placed in care.
Hopefully this provides some insight into why the long term care argument of this virus really isn’t based in anything but fear based manipulation.
This is propaganda and is focusing on all wrong medical concepts.
The fact this gentleman was already in a care home is a high prediction of frailty. Furthermore the fact this person suffered four rib fractures from a fall from standing is suspicious for osteoporosis another indicator of frailty. The number one cause of osteoporosis (aside from gender) is a lifetime of smoking. (Smoking damages your lungs)
We know that fracture in elderly is a sign of underlying frailty and subsequent death is common. Not from The fracture itself but as a sign that there is little physiologic reserve left. For example the medical Literature if I recall predicts somewhere between a 25-50% chance of death in the elderly after a hip fracture within one year.
In this person rib fractures predispose you to atelectasis , immobility and viral/bacterial pneumonia’s. They don’t mention this persons co morbid Conditions but one could assume at least osteo, chronic kidney disease, some COPD and maybe some heart failure. Even without Covid in existence his chance of death after this event was high. They manipulated the situation to spin a story, unfortunately ignoring the true issue which is our frail elders being placed in crowded homes in the first place.
The average person in long term care is expected to pass there within one year. That is how they are selected. This article is absolute fear based propaganda “you might lose your granny/granpa” if you do not comply. People have a remarkable lack of insight generally how unwell their loved ones are when placed in care.
Hopefully this provides some insight into why the long term care argument of this virus really isn’t based in anything but fear based manipulation.