In isolation (hopefully not H1:N1 but you never know)
I'm currently sitting in Isolation Room 2 at Royal Prince Alfred Hospital Emergency. Been here since 8am.
Why am I here? Over the weekend I developed "flu-like symptoms" - fever, cough, a mildly runny nose, muscle aches and pains, and fatigue. As I'm a healthcare provider and am exposed to mulitiple people with similar symptoms, my GP felt it was better that I go to Emergency rather than seeing him.
So I'm in here. It was all very quick - the triage nurse saw me within a couple of minutes of arriving, and within 5 minutes I was whisked away to this isolation room. Of course, it might be several more hours (or more!) before I am actually seen by anyone, but I'm here with a computer (and wireless internet, albeit flaky inside the building), and a couple of books to study.
Fingers crossed I don't have H1:N1. Time will tell, I guess. Hopefully not, anyway. I think I would be bored having to maintain home isolation for a week.
Why am I here? Over the weekend I developed "flu-like symptoms" - fever, cough, a mildly runny nose, muscle aches and pains, and fatigue. As I'm a healthcare provider and am exposed to mulitiple people with similar symptoms, my GP felt it was better that I go to Emergency rather than seeing him.
So I'm in here. It was all very quick - the triage nurse saw me within a couple of minutes of arriving, and within 5 minutes I was whisked away to this isolation room. Of course, it might be several more hours (or more!) before I am actually seen by anyone, but I'm here with a computer (and wireless internet, albeit flaky inside the building), and a couple of books to study.
Fingers crossed I don't have H1:N1. Time will tell, I guess. Hopefully not, anyway. I think I would be bored having to maintain home isolation for a week.