Name: Hospitals still have room for emergencies during the pandemic, doctors say
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Description: Doctors say they are seeing significantly less people going to the emergency room during the pandemic. Dr. Ryan Lamb, with UNC Rex, says don't wait and listen to your body. If there is an emergency, Triangle hopsitals have room to treat you.

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Doctors say they are seeing significantly less people going to the emergency room during the pandemic. Dr. Ryan Lamb, with UNC Rex, says don't wait and listen to your body. If there is an emergency, Triangle hopsitals have room to treat you. 

WAY TO WRAL'S KNIGHTS OF LIFE. PLUS, AN AREA OF SCHOOL SYSTEM PUMPS THE BRAKES ON RETURNING TO THE CLASSROOM, DETAILS AHEAD. THANKS FOR JOINING US TONIGHT. >> NORTH CAROLINA SOUGHT RECORD HOSPITALIZATIONS TODAY, WITH 2811 PEOPLE IN THE HOSPITAL WITH COVID-19. TO GET INTO AN ACCIDENT WILL THERE BE ROOM, AND IS IT SAFE TO BE IN THE HOSPITAL? DOCTORS SAY YES, ABSOLUTELY. IF YOUR BODY IS TELLING YOU SOMETHING IS NOT RIGHT, GO TO THE EMERGENCY ROOM. IT COULD SAVE YOUR LIFE. KIRSTEN GUTIERREZ HAS A DOCTORS PLEA AND ONE MAN'S INCREDIBLE STORY OF SURVIVAL. >> Reporter: DEBORAH, DOCTORS SAY DON'T LET COVID-19 KEEP YOU FROM GETTING THE HELP YOU NEED. JUST A MATTER OF MINUTES OR EVEN SECONDS MEAN THE MINUTES BETWEEN DIFFERENCE BETWEEN LIFE AND DEATH. >> DON'T LET A HEALTH CRISIS BE THE STUMBLING BLOCK, STOPPING YOU FROM HELPING YOUR OWN HEALTH. >> Reporter: AT UNC RACKS, THE NUMBER OF PATIENTS TREATED IN THE EMERGENCY ROOM IS DOWN PERIOD >> WE ARE SEEING MORE PEOPLE DYING NOT JUST FROM COVID-19 BUT MORE THINGS FROM THE WHAT WE CANNOT TREAT. IT HAS BEEN A BIG FEAR OF HOURS THAT PEOPLE ARE NOT COMING IN WHEN THEY SHOULD PICK >> Reporter: DR. RYAN BELIEVES THE PANDEMIC IS STOPPING PEOPLE FROM GETTING THE TREATMENT THEY NEED. >> WE ARE SEEING PEOPLE COME IN WITH SYMPTOMS THAT WE CAN TREAT WITHIN THE FIRST TWO HOURS, THEY ARE WAITING TOO LONG AND THEREFORE WE CANNOT DO NORMAL TREATMENTS. THAT IS SUSTAINED FOR HEART ATTACKS OR ANY OF THOSE IMPORTANT EMERGENCY CONDITIONS THAT WE ARE TRAINED AND READY TO TAKE CARE OFF. >> Reporter: WITH CONTINGENCY PLANS IN PLACE, LIAM WANTS TO ASSURE PEOPLE THAT EVEN DURING THE PANDEMIC YOU WILL BE TAKEN CARE OFF. PRIOR TO THE VIRUS THE AVERAGE E.R. WAIT TIME WAS BETWEEN 13 MINUTES AND 18 MINUTES BUT CURRENTLY IT IS A 17. TIME IS OF THE ESSENCE WHEN IT COMES TO YOUR HEALTH. >> MY HEALTH IS FAR TOO IMPORTANT. >> Reporter: RALEIGH RESIDENT ANDY BEALS SUFFERED FROM A HEART ATTACK AND MAJOR STROKE IN 2018. IN AUGUST, HE NOTICED SOMETHING WAS OFF. >> I NOTICED I STARTED TO HAVE TINGLING IN MY RIGHT HAND SIDE. MY HAND AND FOOT, WHICH IS A STRANGE. >> Reporter: HE TELLS US DESPITE HAVING SECOND THOUGHTS HE GOT IT CHECKED OUT AND IS GLAD HE DID. >> IT WAS BETTER TO BE SAFE THAN SORRY. >> Reporter: HE HAS A MESSAGE FOR OTHERS WHO MAY NOT BE LISTENING TO THEIR BODY. >> DON'T PUT IT OFF. IF IT IS SOMETHING NORMAL YOU WOULD DO, FORGET ABOUT COVID- 19, DO IT. THEY ARE SETUP. >> Reporter: DR. LAMB WANTS PEOPLE TO KNOW THERE HAS BEEN NO TRANSITION FROM E.R. DOCTORS TO PATIENTS. HE SAYS YOU CAN BE TREATED

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