Dr. LESLEY DICKSON As told to Kim Palchikoff
Often medical personnel treating patients with COVID-19 experience enormous psychological stress.
In late April, 14 Nevada psychiatrists, including three from Reno, established “Curbside Nevada,” a volunteer-based help line for doctors, nurses and first responders treating patients with Coronavirus.
We are 14 volunteer psychiatrists who field phone calls every day from noon to 10 p.m. “Curbside” is a term we use when we discuss another doctor’s question about a patient in the hallway. We don’t take notes or chart anything. It’s just a discussion.
As of May 3 more than 5,000 cases of COVID-19 have been confirmed in Nevada and 262 people have died, according to the Nevada Department of Health and Human Services.
