An ER in Kathmandu during the pandemic: a lesson on motivation
It was 2:00 a.m. I had just finished shifting a severe coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pneumonia/ARDS patient to the intensive care unit (ICU) after he was intubated in the emergency room (ER).
The ER was teeming with patients awaiting admission. For new patients to get a bed, some admitted ones have to be discharged or dead.
Outside the ER, four ambulances arrived — each carrying a COVID-19 patient on oxygen. One ambulance driver …
