Diary of a Trauma Surgeon: 12 Days of Covid-19's Surge | WIRED
Los Angeles-based trauma surgeon Annie Onishi documents 12 days of her life working inside a hospital during this summer's surge in Covid-19 cases. While dealing with increasing numbers of infections, Annie reflects on how the entire hospital is coping with the stresses brought upon the healthcare system.
Annie Onishi is a trauma surgeon and surgical critical care doctor in Los Angeles, California.
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I didn't even look at the title, I just saw Annie and clicked
simple man
I didn't recognize her. Looked like a chinese man to me.
She’s awesome! She’s great at connecting her personal experience with the larger issues at hand
@@safiyarani4448 You seem like a real treat to be around.
"The problem with the world is that the intelligent people are full of doubts, while the stupid ones are full of confidence." --Charles Bukowski
The Dunning-Kruger effect.
I'm not so sure about that. The world isn't black and white.
I’m confident that my pessimism is well founded
i doubt i’m that intelligent
@@itsJPhere Good thing the quote didn't say 100% of the time.
I wonder how many people Annie has inspired to get into medicine. She’s a fantastic ambassador.
How do you know? Just wondering
Nathanile Miller How do I know what sorry?
She’s inspired me! Although to be fair, I already wanted to go into medicine. Invasive Radiology, actually. But I always like watching female doctors. You know that the ratio of male to female doctors (physicians to be specific) is still 1.8 to 1? Nearly twice as much men as woman. I always like seeing a female doctor who knows what she’s doing. Anyways, I’ll get off my soapbox now
She’s definitely inspired me!
SHE IS A BEAUTIFUL ANGEL I HAVE SUCH A HUGE CRUSH ON HER SHE IS SO SWEET AND SO CUTE 🍭💕🍬
As a European I am so shocked by the amount of gun injuries she mentions. Not that it's all sunshine and roses where I live but my oh my.
As an european I agree! Jesus christ just in a span of 12 days as well.
@@krinohs LA is roughly 1/4 times the size of our whole country, and during those 12 days it roughly, if extrapolated, equalled to 1-2 months worth of gunshot wounds here. Even with city size it's still a large number in my opinion. Where I live guns are almost non existant. However, there's a significant knife wound rate to contrast.
@@krinohs What no english is not my first language. I simply wanted to say in my uneducated and biased view that the rate of gunshot wounds presented in the video is higher than my percieved normal. And thus found some simple google searched statistics and extrapolated the numbers for calculative comparison. However, there might be other factors to consider, and I am also not an expert which means that those numbers mean nothing.
Stroger (Cook County) hospital in Chicago handles multiple gunshot victims every weekend and often during the week.
LA, Chicago, and Baltimore are known as the gunshot capitals of the US. It's no surprise that some of the best trauma programs (Cedars-Sinai/USC/UCLA in LA, Mount Sinai/Northwestern in Chicago, and Johns Hopkins in Baltimore) are also in the biggest gun violence hotspots as well.
The strength this woman and all people like her in these healthcare roles have is astonishing! They deserve so much more than a bit of clapping and then the world forgetting again.
i mean they get paid like 200k a year so i’m sure they don’t feel too under appreciated lmao
She is very strong she kept it together quite well. Positive personality.
Yeah, but when they first start off they make little to nothing being knee deep in student loans though
@@biancadesousa girl, most of them have ENORMOUS AMOUNT of loans and it's not like they spend all of those money for their priorities.. They deserve honesty around 500k if i have to be honest
So much admiration for Annie for how much she clearly cares about her patients, & for how she speaks so articulately about information transparency issues
We need more doctors/surgeons.
@@justlookingaround3169 then we need tuition-free college and trade schools, because student loan debt is crippling (especially medical school)
Anyone else find it disturbing how "normal" gunshot wounds seem to be?
It's America's insanity .
She talks about gunshot and stabbing wounds like my doc talks about lumbago.
You should come to Rio de Janeiro
As a fellow european: My thoughts exactly!
A lot of people in LA, a lot of opportunities for things to happen
She's a hero, along with all the staff in hospitals around the world dealing with this crisis.
she looks so worn out... stay strong Dr. Onishi and thank you for your service! congratulations on the completion of your medical training!!!!!
that's what I thought. much love and respect to her and all the doctors a.k.a. super heroes around the world.
frfr :/
My sister is an RN in Oklahoma and she went to New York for 2 months to help out. She's such a strong woman but that took its toll on her. I think some of these healthcare workers will end up with PSTD.
Annie calling out the classist and racist reality of early opening has cemented her as someone to stan!!!
It's strange seeing this when in most other countries things are starting to be mostly normal again besides just wearing masks in public which is easy and effective
Well it's firing up again in the Netherlands 🇳🇱, but our PM and associates don't think the face masks are necessary... 🤔
It's easy to feel taht way when the issue is not at your doorstep. It's how countries outside of Europe must have felt in March. And I get it I kind of instincitively feel like it's over (I live in Europe) but if you look at teh numbers you can see it's quite the opposite. If you look at what's happening in more and more countries that have more difficulty simply maintaining a lockdown like Europe did you can see that the Pandemic is actually stronger and more prevelant than it was in March/April. I need to remind myself of that! It's just back then it was new and at our doorstep so it felt different to us.
Yeah, keep letting people swab your brain with God knows what people.
@@jezebelle137 SHUT UP KAREN.
@@jezebelle137 I pray that you do not get Covid-19
My grandpa needed his dialysis machine every night for the two weeks when he was hospitalized. Now, this was late last year and using PD not HD. BUT I cannot imagine if a nurse telling us they're out of machines. PEOPLE, take this pandemic seriously! So thankful for heroes like Ms. Annie
I'm sending this to all of my friends who refuse to social distance, I hope this might help them understand how important it is that we ALL do our part. Thank you so much for being on the front lines, stay safe
My grandpa needed his dialysis machine every night for the two weeks when he was hospitalized. Now, this was late last year and using PD not HD. BUT I cannot imagine if a nurse telling us they're out of machines. PEOPLE, take this pandemic seriously! So thankful for heroes like Ms. Annie
Every time l see Dr. Annie Onishi in a video l am blown away. She is incredible as well as all others like her. Good luck wherever the road takes you doctor.
This is the most informed piece on hospitals and covid that I’ve seen. (And, no. I didn’t know it was a vascular illness.)
Please Wired, Follow Onishi on her next job! she's the best! :D
“Never argue with stupid people, they will drag you down to their level and then beat you with experience.” ― Mark Twain
says every stupid person ever
Think Different - Thought Provoking Ideas - Sounds like, “Never argue with a fool - People might not be able to tell the difference.”
Hey Think Different, it’s actually “think differently”.
It’s a vascular disease not a respiratory one. This was really, really incredible. Thank you to everyone who worked on this. The ICU Doctor is amazing. Thanks.
I love Annie onishi she is such an inspiration to me best of luck girl stay strong and healthy!!!
Ever since California's surge, I've truly been thinking every day of how she's been doing during this.
Congrats on wrapping up your fellowship, Annie!! Cool to see a surgical perspective on covid
I wish every lawmaker and covid denier could see just ONE day in a health care worker's life right now
Annie is a national treasure. Makes me happy there are doctors like this out there. She’s incredible.
She's such a gem. I kinda wish I could send her on a week long spa trip though. She'd more than deserve it but I am sure she'd decline because she'd prefer being on the frontline. Hero 😘
She really is to me the definition of the phrase "not all heroes wear capes"
How does this amazing inspirational person not have a twitter or something or her own channel I can follow? I want to cheer her on and keep watching this video diary. What an amazing person she is. I can't imagine going through all this.
Health care professionals deserve all the respect. Keep on carrying on Dr. Onishi.
A wonderful person... Such strength for someone so young.. An inspiration to everyone..
Thank you for keeping updated and everything you do for for your patients. I wish you all the best Annie.
annie is amazing! i'm so thankful for all nurses, doctors and other people working within the medical field!
I was just thinking about Annie the other day and how it is in LA right now. Stay strong!
annie, you are astonishing. congratulations on finishing your fellowship, and thank you.
Who's my fav doc?..... Annie Onishi
So happy to see you Annie, these videos are incredibly valuable to us all
I will always feel like healthcare professionals never get enough credit
Salute to people like this
Thank you so much Dr Onishi. For everything, truly. Hope you find time to take care of yourself through all of this.
Sending my support to all the people working in the health care industry rn, especially those in the states 💕 stay safe guys
Thank you for your service.
15:56 Seeing someone talk about something they are passionate about is such a beautiful, inspiring sight ♥️
Man I love her positivity and drive to do her job right
"6:10 I slept in a little bit"
I picked up on that too
@Rayga most doctors/surgeons working in hospitals start their shifts very early in the morning
My mom is a RN and she is having to do contact tracing in our area and that is bad enough. I cant even imagine how doctors are handling all of the cases
just this past summer i worked at a trauma hospital (not in any medical field, but as a janitor) however i would go into the halls and every floor and area of the hospital to clean, including the ED and i can tell you that it was pretty much exactly like how she’s describing, even on the other side of the country, the ED was filled with patients daily stuck in beds without rooms in the hallways and we were constantly at 90% capacity or higher. covid rooms were allocated on every floor in every area, and most of the ICU rooms were covid patients. it was so chaotic and i couldn’t imagine the strain it put on the medical personnel. it put a lot of strain on the department i worked in. so much respect for everyone working in a medical environment
Go Dr. Onishi - your bravery and tenacity are inspiring and remarkable - I couldn't do what you do - good on you❤️
This is so informative. It's sad that that this disease has taken so many young lives and yet they're considering it a disease that causes mostly deaths in elderly. I think it's dangerous to make such assumptions. Even thought the high risk people may be most susceptible doesn't mean a lot of young people aren't in danger and dying, because they are. 🙏
It is a fact that the disease causes mostly deaths in elderly. But it is also important to take into account how big the proportions are. A 1% risk of losing are fantastic odds for gambling while being absolutely horrific if you count deaths in a population of millions.
She's amazing and so kind, I have so much admiration for her! 👏👏👏👏
So much respect to Annie for calling out the racist policies. Legend!
The policies aren't racist. They're neutral. You're looking at the outcome, seeing disparities (which could have any number of confounding variables), and instead of examining those disparities, immediately screaming "racism!". It's reductive, manipulative, and intellectually lazy, and disappointing to hear.
@@saltycrunch You're a fool if you think the White House doesn't know that corporations depend on black and brown immigrants to keep their companies running.
@@kennedysmith9553 - If that's the case, why would a Republican president damage big corporations (i.e. their biggest donors) by deliberately killing off their workforce? And I'M the fool?
@@saltycrunch - because he's racist. Everyone knows he is but not many want to own up to it because they're ignorant and racist too.
Basically everyone’s fine it’s just the white people that are being racist
Thank you to the medical professionals and I have huge respect for you ❤️👏🏻
Now, thank YOU for your service
Anne is such amazing human being and I hope she has an amazing career and a early retirement
What an amazing person. THANK YOU FOR ALL THAT YOU DO!!!!
6:34 -7:25 this is so true. And the she is living and seeing it first hand at the hospital
You are unbelievably strong, passionate & a lot more than I can ever put to words !. To those around you & everywhere else still in the trenches all my prayers 🙏🙏❤️ stay strong
She is amazing and her ability to have a positive feeling about her despite what she is dealing with is incredible, what an angel
Watching you and imagining how hard it is for you and the other staffs just makes my heart ache. However, what's more devastating to me was the fact that the government wants to manipulate the numbers.
frfr
I can’t believe that the numbers are so high down there. You guys literally have more patients in a day then my province since the beginning. Good luck. Stay safe.
I'm an RN in Melbourne Australia. We don't get gunshots ( we aren't america) but were in lockdown and covid is making it tough . Masks are compulsory as soon as you are in public. Our numbers aren't as bad as yours though . Great job annie .
Everyone, just please wear your masks.
your
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Thank you !
What a Queen. So positive so hardworking
Respect for her! 🙏
This needs millions of views
I bet she's kinda pissed at this point. Like... Cmon people
how you doing now buddy
Respect to Annie, and all medical staff during Covid-19
Thank you for your story!
Best wishes on your next endevours Dr. Annie Onishi! Hope we'll see you every so often at Wired!
That is a crazy story about stitching up the heart. AMAZING!
Heroes will not be forgotten. Thank you Annie.
Happy to have people like you in the world.
We love you, Annie! ❤️
She seems like a really cool person and great doctor
Stay strong. You guys are the strongest of us. These videos are extremely important. It’s a real shame to see how many douchebag in the community have zero respect for the emergency services who are putting their lives on the line, yet these feeble-minded people can’t even wear a freaking mask
Dr. Onishi, I appreciate and adore you so much. Thank you, thank you, thank you!!!
Holy cow, watching this makes me realize just how bad crime is in US. I mean, I knew it wasn't good, but watching a doctor's POW is way different than just seeing stuff on the news. Makes it way more real I guess. And all this during a pandemic... people are just, I've no words.
She is amazing.
I love Dr Annie Onishi! All hail to her and all of the angels who take care of the sick, during these times.👏🙏
You are a brave, amazing person. I wouldn't want that job for all the money in the world. Thx for what you do!
Annie's the best ♥️
Beautiful job x
Thank the medical proffesionals who are risking their lives to save yours ...... Thank you !!!
I love you Onishi! thank you for being you.
Glad to see she is doing ok, fiscally and mentally
Wow, she's a hero
I'm watching this 2 years later, and this is the first I've heard of covid being a vascular illness, but it makes soooooooooo much sense now!
Hey Wired, I want you to know that I just spent 2 hours and 45 minutes watching all of her videos.
THE QUEEN IS BACKKKKK💘
Oh man what a background score I love it.
Interesting video diary, opens your eyes to the front line affects of the virus.
I saw my favorite RT Steve! If I come down with COVID and need to be hospitalized there's nowhere I'd rather be than County, hands down best ER/trauma center I've ever been to by leaps and bounds.
WHY DO YOU DISLIKE
could you (Annie) have thought this is how your fellowship would transpire? thank god for you and your fellow health care practitioners.
I don't know what it is, but I absolutely adore Annie. She's so positive and uplifting even when talking about something as horrific as the pandemic. Inspirational
I LOVE HER SO MUCH!
Thank you
We love you Annie!!!!
I love this. Annie, you and your coworkers are so absolutely fearless and beautiful!!!! Thank you for everything that you do, you are all heroes and you are all everyone's inspiration! I am an aspiring doctor and I love to look up to heroes like you all!! Thank you all for being incredible!
thanks for the vid and standing out to tell your experience. in all my 45 years in surgery never experienced what you are going through, only the aids epidemic comes close thanks again
Annie makes me believe we can handle this.