Ross Kemp’s ITV documentary titled Ross Kemp: On The NHS Frontline documents what it’s like to fight on the coronavirus frontlines in the hospitals.
And one courageous former military police officer insisted that he be included in the documentary to show just how bad it could get when one is infected with the coronavirus.
Sadly, the retired policeman passed away before the program could be aired although his part in the documentary had already been filmed.
The first episode aired on April 16 and featured Paul Breeze, 63, a retired military police officer. At the time, he was at Milton Keynes University Hospital Trust being taken to a ward. In the documentary’s final installment on April 30, Ross Kemp said in a separate segment that the retiree had sadly died.
The 55-year-old Kemp paid tribute to Breeze, saying: “In the last episode of the program which aired two weeks ago, a very brave man called Paul Breeze, who’d been a serviceman all his life, asked us to film him so we could show the public just how cruel Covid-19 is.
“A fighter sadly to the end, he lost that fight and he died as many have. But I just want to say a huge, a huge thanks to him for being so brave and allowing us to show the impact of this awful virus.”
The April 30 episode focused on the challenges NHS face trying to deal with the full impact of COVID-19.
Dr. Hamid Manji, a consultant anesthetist who is in charge of intensive care at the Milton Keynes Hospital, explained the situation with ventilators and patients who are infected with the disease.
He said that patients’ lungs can be damaged by the ventilators, a dangerous thing considering that a person’s lungs are already compromised by the disease. He also fears a second wave once the lockdown is lifted.
Manji said: “I think ventilators can work. Because some people do survive. But the reality is, the longer you are on a ventilator, particularly with the Covid lung, which is a very damaged lung, the more the survival ratio drops.
“The ventilator can also damage, does also damage the lungs. It’s buying us time for the patient to get over the Covid. So, the ventilation itself is not a natural thing.”
Talking about government plans to lift the lockdown, he went on: “The reality is, as the lockdown eases, it is very likely we will have another surge or another peak. It is a concern for me, absolutely because as lockdown eases and people start to co-mingle again, there is that risk.
“So I think the message is still the same, even if lockdown eases, you need to be safe, have distance. You need to make sure you’re not shaking hands.
“You need to be using your tissues, catch it and bin it. Wash your hands and be careful of surfaces that you are not familiar with. Despite the team working so hard on every single patient, to try and make them better. Despite all of that, we’re seeing a very high death rate, a mortality rate.”
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