What’s the critical incident at Watford hospital?

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Public are being asked to not go there. Does anyone know what happened??

So in the midst of a critical incident your 'nearest and dearest' texted you to say no oxygen left at all.....?

If there are suddenly a lot of patients needing high flow oxygen they may be concerned that they won't have enough if they keep admitting people who will likely need the same.

I work in manufacturing and we use oxygen all the time. We havent been able to get any for weeks and our suppliers are not answering the phone, I assume all their resources now are concentrated on medical grade oxygen.

I saw an article on bbc website saying the hospital was closed due to oxygen supplies but only allowing women about to give birth to go there at the moment.

I work in manufacturing and we use oxygen all the time. We havent been able to get any for weeks and our suppliers are not answering the phone, I assume all their resources now are concentrated on medical grade oxygen

Is there such a thing as “medical grade” oxygen? Surely oxygen is oxygen?

I would have made the assumption no one is answering the phone because they’re following advice and have shut down. What if it’s a hospital ringing?

All of the pubs have closed down for the duration - they use oxygen ifor the pumps/beer - could that not be repurposed?

Unfortunately due to hospitals being closed in the past in Hemel Hempstead,and St Albans, Watford has become the main hospital in a fairly heavily populated area (Commuter belt).
Sadly the old Hemel hospital is now being used as a morgue.

micah
The suppliers e use have pharmaceutical grade oxygen, aviation, industrial grade , food fresh and industrial grade listed. I dont know how/whether the actual gas is differently stored or produced or whether it's to do with the bottles or canisters it's in.

I don't understand why hospitals were closed. We have a growing population. Don't we need more rather than less?

Sorry that should have said medical grade last instead of industrial.

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Oh weht. It was no great prediction that we'd be in lockdown was it? We all knew, even those medical experts advising the Government, imagine that!! It was just when, as has been said on other threads. Some struggle complying with lockdown so if it had been done in Feb people would not be doing it now. Now is the right time.

A technical glitch in a hospital does not mean the dam has burst. Are you Piers Morgan?

@HazelBite it has a morgue as part of everyday operation, it is not specifically being repurposed for one. Let’s not be dramatic.
Thousands of people were out in Cassiobury park (Watford) today. The police forced the council to shut the carpark and were breaking up picnics. Absolutely unreal.

Planes don't actually carry oxygen as it could cause a fire if it leaked.

Sorry but that's not quite right - only some aircraft use chemical generators, many actually do carry bottled oxygen for passengers and crew for medical and emergency use...either in big bottles under the floor that supply an O2 ring main (bit like the hospitals may have) and/or in walkround botttles for crew use.

There has a bit of relevance to today's reported problems because there was certainly some talk at my place of work (aviation related) with helping out with the logistics of oxygen supply to hospitals...not sure how far the plan has got

Givenchy 🏳️ I surrender! Please, take me to your masters, I am not worthy 😭

BBC actually says a technical issue, not that they have run out of oxygen.

Mn crazy at its finest on this thread!!

I have a grandchild in Watford General Hospital, admitted through a&e this morning. They will probably need surgery tomorrow in which case they have been told they will have to be moved to another hospital. Because there is no oxygen.

@SchadenfreudePersonified pubs use co2 and nitrogen, not oxygen.

'I surrender! Please, take me to your masters, I am not worthy '

At last wehht well done. It must get embarrassing pretending everything is your idea.

Isn't there an online course in resilience you could try? These are trying times and your 'the dam has burst!!' hysterics help no one.

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You're a Russian bot, aren't you?

Whilst most comments here are more dramatic the BBC are reporting it was/is a technical issue with the equipment rather than shortages.

Wehttam's post reminded me of my 12yo's message to me at the beginning of all this: 'First death in England! ABORT! ABORT!'. She has since calmed down...

Being on high levels of adrenaline won't help people here, we don't need to fight or flee, we just need to stay put and take care of ourselves. We can do that best if we keep as calm as possible.

Whilst most comments here are more dramatic the BBC are reporting it was/is a technical issue with the equipment rather than shortages

Shush, don't go bringing common sense into it lol

@HazelBite Yes and to add it is the only hospital within this trust with an accident and emergency department. Casualties were being directed to Northwick Park, Barnet, Hillingdon, etc all already having their own problems. It is actually a big deal that this hospital was closed to emergencies.