thevaccinereaction--2020-05-11--Marked Decrease in Hospital Admissions During COVID Pandemic

A curious thing is happening amid the COVID-19 pandemic : As COVID-19 cases and deaths mount , hospital admissions for other acute ailments are markedly dropping .
In an Apr .
6 , 2020 , New York Times article , Dr. Harlan Krumholz—professor of medicine at Yale and director of the Yale New Haven Hospital Center for Outcomes Research and Evaluation—notes:1 In an informal Twitter poll , created by Angioplasty.org , an online community of cardiologists , 45.4 percent reported a 40 percent to 60 percent reduction in hospital admissions related to heart attacks , and 22.4 percent reported a @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , including acute appendicitis and gallbladder disease have also dropped , according to unofficial reports from medical professionals.3 What ’ s more , according to Krumholz:4 We still do not have an explanation for these statistics .
Krumholz hypothesizes that patients may be avoiding face-to-face medical care for fear of contracting COVID-19 .
If this is the case , their condition may significantly worsen , and lives may be unnecessarily lost .
“ As we fight coronavirus , we need to combat perceptions that everyone else must stay away from the hospital .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ if it leads people to avoid care for life-threatening , yet treatable , conditions like heart attacks and strokes , ” Krumholz says .
This isn ’ t the only possibility , however .
As Krumholz notes , natural triggers of heart attacks and strokes may simply have been removed by the imposed social distancing , eating at home and having more time for physical activity .
He ’ s not convinced that this theory is the most likely explanation , though , considering respiratory infections tend to increase the risk of heart @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the situation should theoretically also have led to an increase in heart attacks , as depression , anxiety and frustration “ are all associated with a doubling or more of heart attack risks.
” 5 Delaying Necessary Care Could Cost You The same story is also reported in an Apr .
19 , 2020 , article6 in The Washington Post , which notes that : Whatever the reason for the drastic decreases in hospital admissions for ailments other than COVID-19 , time will tell whether the decrease has actually resulted in increased all-cause @ @ @ @ @ @ @ The Washington Post:7 Some do claim all-cause mortality has risen during this pandemic .
According to an Apr .
14 report by The New York Times:8 The New York Times ’ claim that the deaths occurred as a result of COVID-19 “ overwhelming the health care system ” seems suspect , however , in light of so many doctors saying their hospitals are nowhere near capacity .
These conflicting reports show just how difficult it is to tease out the truth without proper data collection and distribution .
Without accurate and complete data @ @ @ @ @ @ @ draw any definitive conclusions .
Is Mortality Actually Going Down ?
Two interesting graphs created by I. Ratel9—who freely admits he ’ s not a statistician or doctor but has degrees in industrial management and automotive technology and whose interest in this is fueled by the fact that he ’ s immunocompromised—suggest a downturn in both pneumonia deaths and all-cause mortality .
Although final data won ’ t be released until 2021 , I did find in my own research that pneumonia deaths in the current flu season ( 2019-20 ) are down @ @ @ @ @ @ @ including Ratel ’ s calculations here for anyone interested in diving deeper into his data gathering .
Ratel explains the graphs:11 That said , previous research has shown that when conventional medical intervention is reduced , mortality often goes down .
For example , back in 2000 , all-cause mortality in Israel dropped during a time when Israeli doctors at public hospitals went on strike.12 One of the reasons for this is because medical care itself tends to be a risky business .
Research13 published in 2014 found nearly 1 in 5 elderly @ @ @ @ @ @ @ care .
The most common medical injuries included receiving the wrong medication , having an allergic reaction to medication given , and receiving treatment that led to more complications .
As a result of these injuries , they also had a death rate nearly double those who were not injured by their care .
Other research14 published in 2013 concluded 210,000 Americans are killed by preventable hospital errors each year , and when deaths related to diagnostic errors , errors of omission , and failure to follow guidelines were included , the number @ @ @ @ @ @ @ deaths each year .
One in 25 patients in the U.S. also contracts some form of infection while hospitalized , and an estimated 205 Americans die from hospital-acquired infections every day .
The unfortunate truth is that once you ’ re hospitalized , you ’ re immediately at risk for medical errors that might cost you your life .
That ’ s not to say you should never go to the hospital , though .
If you suspect you ’ re having a heart attack , stroke or appendicitis , for example , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ other ailments that people seek treatment for , however , may simply place them at increased risk for complications .
The difficulty is determining what you might be able to address at home and what ’ s an actual emergency .
If you have access to a holistic physician you trust , calling them for a consultation would be a good idea .
While other ailments appear to have declined ( at least based on hospital admission rates , which may present a false picture of the situation ) , COVID-19 deaths in @ @ @ @ @ @ @ mid-April .
While some use this as a sign that the infection is spreading and perhaps more lethal than suspected , the real reason for this sudden jump is simply the reclassification of COVID-19 deaths to include “ probable ” cases .
While the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention15 separates confirmed COVID-19 deaths from all-cause mortality , pneumonia deaths , influenza deaths and deaths with both pneumonia and COVID-19 , it has issued guidance to states on how to document COVID-19 deaths on death certificates , indicating that COVID-19 should be @ @ @ @ @ @ @ is assumed to have caused or contributed to death.
” 16 By not requiring COVID-19 deaths to be laboratory confirmed , the death rate can easily become skewed .
New York City has officially transitioned its record keeping to include suspected COVID-19 cases,17 18 and as you ’ d expect , when suspected or “ probable ” deaths are counted without any proof that SARS-CoV-2 infection was involved at all , the numbers dramatically increase .
Ultimately , there is no way to tell what the real impact of the pandemic actually is @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the data19 collected for NYC between Mar .
11 , 2020 , and Apr .
13 , 2020 , 23.5 % of deaths involving residents between the ages of 45 and 64 are in the “ probable ” category , as are 23.6 % of those among 65- to 74-year-olds and 49.9 percent of those over the age of 75 .
As noted by The New York Times20 on Apr .
14 , 2020 , New York City ’ s addition of thousands of “ probable ” cases increased the alleged death rate @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Whether all-cause mortality is in fact going up or down , as predicted we are now starting to see a rise in suicides .
Suicide statistics reliably follow economic trends , with financial downturns triggering higher rates of depression and despair .
According to an updated Mar .
27 , 2020 , report by The Sacramento Bee:21 According to a spokeswoman for the national Crisis Text Line , text conversations were double that of the normal volume during the week of Mar .
15.22 Google also reports that searches for “ panic attack @ @ @ @ @ @ @ year.23 The CDC , meanwhile , appears to take things in stride , noting that “ Fear and anxiety about a disease can be overwhelming and cause strong emotions in adults and children , ” but that “ Coping with stress will make you , the people you care about , and your community stronger.
” 24 While true as a general statement , the current pandemic has delivered a perfect storm of challenges that is sure to bring many to a breaking point .
We ’ re not just talking about fearing @ @ @ @ @ @ @ talking about the very real challenges of keeping a roof over our heads and feeding ourselves and our families when the entire country has been shut down and millions of workers have been laid off .
According to reports by The Federalist25 and Red State,26 suicides exceeded COVID-19 deaths in Tennessee the week of Mar .
20 .
The Regional Forensic Center in Tennessee was investigating nine suicides as of Mar .
27 , eight of which took place in Knox County—one of the few areas in Tennessee where businesses were ordered to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ within a 48-hour period , account for 10 % of the 2019 suicide rate for the region.27 Meanwhile , only six patients died from COVID-19 in the entire state that week .
In a statement , Knoxville , Tennessee Mayor Glenn Jacobs said:28 Similar warning signs are starting to be noted in other states as well , including Oregon .
In a Mar .
24 local news report,29 Portland police chief Jami Resch said suicide threats or attempts are 41 percent higher now than this time last year , and there ’ s @ @ @ @ @ @ @ 10 days before a state of emergency was declared in Portland .
Unfortunately , this is likely the beginning of what is most certainly only going to worsen with time , as many financial experts are predicting a depression worse than the Great Depression of the 1930s.30 This article was reprinted with the author ’ s permission .
It was originally published on Dr. Mercola ’ s website at www.mercola.com .