Coronavirus Pandemic Takes A Toll On ER Doctors' Health And Families

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Coronavirus Pandemic Takes A Toll On ER Doctors' Health And Families
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Joe Pinero, an ER worker, recently changed his after-work routine. 'I strip outside of my door, take basically all my clothes off and walk in naked,' he says. 'If anyone has seen me naked, I'm sorry. But it's probably gonna happen again.'

of treating the coronavirus pandemic. For many doctors and nurses, that means working long hours while dealing with worries about their own health and the fear of exposing their loved ones.

Dara Kass, an ER doctor and medical school professor at Columbia University in New York City, has taken special precautions to protect her family.Dara Kass, an ER doctor and medical school professor at Columbia University in New York City, has taken special precautions to protect her family.He said he considered missing the birth out of fear of exposing his wife and child, but decided to go, wearing a protective mask.

Kass recently sent all three of her children away, to live with her parents in New Jersey while she treats coronavirus patients. "All of our staff suddenly are homeschooling and all of them are working — and obviously necessary staff that can't work from home. So they're navigating a lot right now," she said."It just feels like a wave is coming but it's not here yet; we know it's gonna hit, we just don't know when."

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