CBSN: Due to Supply Shortages, Brooklyn Hospital Nurses Wearing Trash Bags

RUSH TRANSCRIPT Reporter Can ░░░░░░░░ tell me anybody here ░░░░░░░░ was one of those ░░░░░░░░ with no underlying conditions ░░░░░░░░ gentleman right here did ░░░░░░░░ have underlying conditions and ░░░░░░░░ developed severe respiratory failure ░░░░░░░░ kidney damage from the ░░░░░░░░ He is relatively young ░░░░░░░░ that s where it ░░░░░░░░ right now Reporter How ░░░░░░░░ is this gentleman I ░░░░░░░░ he is in his ░░░░░░░░ 50s They put him ░░░░░░░░ a breathing tube to ░░░░░░░░ his life and he ░░░░░░░░ requiring pretty much 100 ░░░░░░░░ and a lot of ░░░░░░░░ to keep his lungs ░░░░░░░░ Reporter Doesn t get ░░░░░░░░ critical than this It ░░░░░░░░ t The patients are ░░░░░░░░ Medicaid or Reporter The ░░░░░░░░ of Medicare There were ░░░░░░░░ other patients in the ░░░░░░░░ Most of them black ░░░░░░░░ on ventilators and isolated ░░░░░░░░ glass They are all ░░░░░░░░ for Coronavirus What you ░░░░░░░░ people to know People ░░░░░░░░ take it seriously Initially ░░░░░░░░ was advertised as something ░░░░░░░░ impacted only older patients ░░░░░░░░ that s not what ░░░░░░░░ are seeing We are ░░░░░░░░ a lot of younger ░░░░░░░░ coming in in a ░░░░░░░░ state Reporter We wanted ░░░░░░░░ hear from nurses Give ░░░░░░░░ your real life assessment ░░░░░░░░ is very very difficult ░░░░░░░░ s like something out ░░░░░░░░ the twilight zone I ░░░░░░░░ t think any of ░░░░░░░░ going through it will ░░░░░░░░ be the same Reporter ░░░░░░░░ is k who asked ░░░░░░░░ not to use her ░░░░░░░░ name because she fears ░░░░░░░░ threats from patients family ░░░░░░░░ were not allowed to ░░░░░░░░ I would like a ░░░░░░░░ like yours I would ░░░░░░░░ all of us to ░░░░░░░░ a mask like yours ░░░░░░░░ are not allowed to ░░░░░░░░ one Reporter What is ░░░░░░░░ It looks like a ░░░░░░░░ bag It is a ░░░░░░░░ bag We have a ░░░░░░░░ bag and you have ░░░░░░░░ stuff Take a picture ░░░░░░░░ your staff Look what ░░░░░░░░ have on and look ░░░░░░░░ I have on Reporter ░░░░░░░░ is not the only ░░░░░░░░ who uses a garbage ░░░░░░░░ over her scrubs Since ░░░░░░░░ procedures have been canceled ░░░░░░░░ New York State she ░░░░░░░░ helping out in the ░░░░░░░░ Many of her people ░░░░░░░░ fallen ill It happened ░░░░░░░░ her twice Did you ░░░░░░░░ Covid I haven t ░░░░░░░░ tested but I have ░░░░░░░░ symptoms I have chills ░░░░░░░░ a headache and I ░░░░░░░░ shaking I have constant ░░░░░░░░ and no appetite and ░░░░░░░░ desire to eat and ░░░░░░░░ taste in my mouth ░░░░░░░░ went out and came ░░░░░░░░ and was getting shortness ░░░░░░░░ breath and I went ░░░░░░░░ again and so I ░░░░░░░░ came back Reporter Wow ░░░░░░░░ we left dr Rosenberg ░░░░░░░░ into a room with ░░░░░░░░ man in his 50s ░░░░░░░░ suddenly needed his breathing ░░░░░░░░ changed For that he ░░░░░░░░ on a gown and ░░░░░░░░ goggles It was successful ░░░░░░░░ are dying from this ░░░░░░░░ people and young people ░░░░░░░░ dying from this It ░░░░░░░░ lethal Reporter That was ░░░░░░░░ Begnaud reporting So far ░░░░░░░░ Covid patients have died ░░░░░░░░ the brooklyn hospital center ░░░░░░░░ Trump announcing a New ░░░░░░░░ with 3M to bring ░░░░░░░░ to the frontline healthcare ░░░░░░░░ We have reached a ░░░░░░░░ a minute gopal agreement ░░░░░░░░ 3M for the delivery ░░░░░░░░ an additional 55 5 ░░░░░░░░ high quality facemasks each ░░░░░░░░ So the 3M saga ░░░░░░░░ happily We are very ░░░░░░░░ to be dealing now ░░░░░░░░ 3M and its CEO ░░░░░░░░ just spoke with him ░░░░░░░░ I thank him for ░░░░░░░░ it done.