There is a term for this in sports: “choking”. That is 99% of this, people panicking and choking, under slight pressure.
Have you ever been in a hospital during flu season? Or are you basing your comments on what you’ve read here on FR.
Because there are USUALLY 30 people waiting for beds in a mid sized city hospital during flu season. Toss a couple of these into the mix and it’s nuts.
But yeah, just the flu.