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The First Wave

So the question becomesis giving him the oxygen something that's prolongingthe inevitable...

So the question becomes
is giving him the oxygen something that's prolonging
the inevitable which is him passing away,
and unfortunately, I think that's the case

Full Transcript

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So the question becomes is giving him the oxygen
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something that's prolonging the inevitable which is him
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passing away, and unfortunately,
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I think that's the case.
Duration
13 seconds
Views
36
Timestamp in Movie
00:40:45
Uploaded
May 07, 2025
Genres
documentary, history
Production
National Geographic,Our Time Projects,Participant,National Geographic Documentary Films

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Movie Summary

A documentary following nurses, doctors, and administrators in a New York City hospital as they respond to the victims from the COVID-19 pandemic.
None of us think that the oxygen is doing anything other - The First Wave 00:12
None of us think that the oxygen is doing anything other
(gasping breaths). - The First Wave 00:08
(gasping breaths).
CUOMO (off‐screen): The bad news isn't just bad, - The First Wave 00:07
CUOMO (off‐screen): The bad news isn't just bad,
Highest single day death toll yet, 779 people. - The First Wave 00:06
Highest single day death toll yet, 779 people.
9/11 was supposed to be the darkest day in New York for a generation. - The First Wave 00:07
9/11 was supposed to be the darkest day in New York for a ge...
We lose 2,753 lives on 9/11. - The First Wave 00:06
We lose 2,753 lives on 9/11.
We've lost over 7,000 lives to this crisis. - The First Wave 00:06
We've lost over 7,000 lives to this crisis.
That is so shocking and painful and breathtaking. - The First Wave 00:07
That is so shocking and painful and breathtaking.
I can't, I don't even have the words for it. - The First Wave 00:04
I can't, I don't even have the words for it.
CHUCK (over TV): The emotional sendoff for a New Jersey doctor - The First Wave 00:36
CHUCK (over TV): The emotional sendoff for a New Jersey doct...
NATHALIE: Did he eat today? NURSE: Uh‐hmm. - The First Wave 00:04
NATHALIE: Did he eat today? NURSE: Uh‐hmm.
NATHALIE: So that's the thing, so we have been actually sending people home on oxygen. - The First Wave 00:04
NATHALIE: So that's the thing, so we have been actually...
But the thing is when he drops, - The First Wave 00:04
But the thing is when he drops,
Hi, this Doctor Douge, I wanted to give you updates on - The First Wave 00:05
Hi, this Doctor Douge, I wanted to give you updates on
So from an oxygenation standpoint, - The First Wave 00:06
So from an oxygenation standpoint,
Yeah, so he's doing so well. - The First Wave 00:04
Yeah, so he's doing so well.
WOMAN (over PA): Code blue to LIJ Tower, sixth floor. - The First Wave 00:06
WOMAN (over PA): Code blue to LIJ Tower, sixth floor.
WOMAN (over PA): Room 611A. Code blue. - The First Wave 00:04
WOMAN (over PA): Room 611A. Code blue.
WOMAN (over PA): Tower, sixth floor. Room 611A. - The First Wave 00:06
WOMAN (over PA): Tower, sixth floor. Room 611A.
WORKER: Four, five, six, seven, eight. - The First Wave 00:04
WORKER: Four, five, six, seven, eight.