Local Nurse Making Sure Co-Workers Stay Protected During Coronavirus Pandemic

Vittoria Woodill reports.

SKYLER HENRY, CBS NEWS,GAITHERSBURG, MARYLAND.YOU KNOW, WITH MEDICALEQUIPMENT IN SUPPORT SUPPLYMANY HEALTH PROFESSIONALS AREDOING WHATEVER THEY CAN TOPROTECT THEMSELVES DURING THEPANDEMIC.HEALTHCARE WORKERS ACROSS THECOUNTRY ARE SHAKER PICTURES ONTWITTER OF THEIR MAKE SHIFTPROTECTIVE GEAR INCLUDINGHOMEMADE FACE MASKS, SKIGOGGLES AND EVEN HALLOWEENCOSTUMES.VITTORIA WOODILL SHOWS YOU HOWA LOCAL NURSE MAKING SURE SOMEOF HER CO-WORKERS STAY SAFE ONTHE JOB.I'M SURE YOU'RE PROBABLYAWARE THAT MANYHOSPITALIZATION ARE RUNNINGSHORT ON SUPPLIES.SPECIALLY MASKS.WELL, THE OTHER NIGHT IFACE-TIME ONE LOCAL NURSEAFTER HER 13 HOUR SHIFT.WHO SHOWED ME THAT A NURSE'SSHIFT IS REALLY NEVER OVER.SO, MEET BRENDA, A WOMAN ANDMOTHER WHO HAS BEEN MAKING HEROWN MASKS FOR HER FAMILY ANDHER FAMILY ON THE FRONT LINE.DO YOU THINK PEOPLE REALLYUNDERSTAND SORT OF THEEMOTIONAL PHYSICAL, YOU KNOW,TOLL THAT NURSES GO THROUGH,ESPECIALLY IN THE SITUATIONLICK THIS?I MEAN, IS THERE ANYTHING YOUCAN EVEN COMPARE IT TO?NO.I JUST HAVE TO SAY, A LOT OFTHE NURSES, YOU KNOW, I DON'TSLEEP AT NIGHT, WORRYING ABOUTYOUR PATIENTS, BUT THE FLOORWE'RE ON IT IS ALL COVIDPATIENTS.SOMETIME NOW I'M CATCHINGMYSELF DRIVING HOME FROM WORKIN SILENCE BECAUSE I JUST NEEDTHE TIME FOR MY BRAIN NOT TOTHINK AND NOT TO WORRY ABOUTWHAT'S GOING ON, ALMOST TODECOMPRESS.IT TURNS OUT THAT DIDN'T LASTLONG, BECAUSE THEN YOU WENTOUT AND GOT SEWING MACHINE.WHEN WORKED LAST WEEK INOTICED SUPPLIES WEREDWINDLING, BECAUSE EVERYBODYIS USING THE MASKS ANDRIGHTFULLY SO.WE NOT PREPARED FOR.THIS I DON'T THINK ANYBODYACROSS THE COUNTRY IS PREPAREDFOR THIS.I START TODAY SEE SOME PEOPLEPUTTING ON FACEBOOK I'LL TRYTO MAKE MY OWN MASK AND THEJOKES ABOUT OH, USE A SCARF IFYOU DON'T HAVE A MASK I WASLIKE WAIT A SECOND T STARTPHILADELPHIA CLICK LIKE COULDI MAY BEING US MASS SMACKS MYDAUGHTER THE TOY SEWINGMACHINE, SO I WENT ON LINE TOLOOK TO SEE WHAT PATTERNS ITHOUGHT WOULD WORK FOR US,REALIZE THAT WE NEEDED MOREFILTRATION, AND BY NO MEANS ISTHIS A N59, BUT I KIND OFWANTED SOMETHING THAT WASCOVERING THE BRIDGES OF OURNOSE AND GET A SEAL AROUND OURMOUTH, SO I FAWN THIS ONE MASKTHAT I WAS ABLE TO CROW ATE APOCKET BETWEEN THE TWO LAYERSTHAT I ACTUALLY HAVE CRAZY BUTCOFFEE FILTERS, I PUT COFFEEFILTER, AND I POLLED IT INHALF.AND THERE IS A LITTLE POCKETON THE INSIDE, AND I STUCK THECOFFEE FILTER IN THE POCKET.AND IT JUST ADDS ANOTHER LAYEROF PROTECTION FOR US.SO USING COFFEE FILTERS,FABRIC THAT YOU BOUGHT, ANDSCRUNGY THAT'S.HEAD WANTS.I THINK PEOPLE NEED TOREALIZE EVERYBODY PLAYS APART, THOSE CONTRACTORS,CARPENTERS, HAVE N59 YOU'RENOT USING YOU CAN'T GET OUT TOWORK.WE NEED THEM.WE'RE IN DESPERATE NEED.DESPERATE.AND IF YOU HAVE A SEWINGMACHINE, IF I CAN DO IT, YOUCAN DO IT.BRENDA ALSO SHARED WITH METHAT THE MORNING SHE RAN OUTTO BUY A SEWING MACHINE, SHEWASN'T THE ONLY MUSTER DOINGTHE SAME EXACT THING.TO OUR NURSES, THANK YOU.TUNE ALL OF HOUSEWORK TOSAFELY STAND BY, THIS MAY BETHE TIME TO PICK UP A NEW