COLTON COURIER We ekly
Vol 148, NO. 31
Jul y 16 , 2020
Board of Education to discuss approval of plan to reopen schools Community News
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uring the regularly scheduled Colton Joint Unified School Board meeting on Thursday, July 16 at 5;30 p.m., board members will discuss the plan to reopen schools for the 2020-2021 school year. At the June 25 board meeting, the board was presented with the Strategic Plan for Returning to School for the 2020/21 school year. The four critical areas to consider for reopening include: Academics and Educational Infrastructure, Operations, Health, Wellness & Safety, and Human Resources. Staff proposed to reopen schools in a staged approach. Schools will reopen in a distance learning model which will limit staff on campuses. The district will move into stage Schools, cont. on next pg.
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The Board of Education will discuss the proposed plan to reopen schools in a staged approach, beginning with distance learning when school starts on Wednesday, Aug. 5.
Hospitalizations rates increase in the county, but not death rates Community News
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ospitalizations due to the coronavirus have been on the rise across San Bernardino County, but despite the increase, the County has seen death rates drop in area hospitals. According to local health professionals, this is partially due to local healthcare workers’ ability to manage and treat COVID-19.
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In short, doctors have learned a lot since seeing and treating the first rush of COVID-19 patients in March, when most had never seen a person sick with the virus. Four months later, nearly every emergency room and intensive care physician in the country is intimately familiar with the disease. In that time, they’ve learned a lot about how best to treat patients. For example, in the initial months of the pandemic, patients hospitalized with low oxygen saturation levels were put on ventilators, which is common with similar respiratory issues such as pneumonia. As health experts became more familiar with the
virus, there’s been alternatives to help patients get enough oxygen to avoid needing a ventilator. In some cases, patients experiencing low oxygen saturation levels benefit from CPAP or BiPAP machines.
through a mask that is placed over the nose and mouth. Straps keep the mask in place. A machine pushes air and oxygen through the mask, and the pressure of the air helps the patient breathe.
CPAP or BiPAP machines are non-invasive mechanical ventilation systems that can help a patient breathe by pushing air
A ventilator, on the other hand, uses a machine to push air and oxygen into the lungs through a tube in a patient’s windpipe. The
tube goes through the mouth or nose, through the windpipe and into the lungs. The tube is about as big around as a dime. “We find that we can bridge people on these high-flow oxygen devices for a period of several days and in many cases avoid intubation,” said Dr. Troy COVID, cont. on next pg.