Thought I'd share this with all—
http://www.apneaboard.com/forums/Thread ... -pneumonia
Your thoughts?
Hoping all of my CPAPtalk friends are staying safe.
Best,
RIPVW
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Re: PAP-use-for-Coronavirus-mitigation-severe-pneumonia
If anyone tries to take away my cpap in the futile belief it can be converted into a ventilator, they will have to pry it from my COLD DEAD HANDS.
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Re: PAP-use-for-Coronavirus-mitigation-severe-pneumonia
Or maybe with their COLD DEAD HANDS.... Jimchunkyfrog wrote: ↑Wed Mar 25, 2020 10:26 pmIf anyone tries to take away my cpap in the futile belief it can be converted into a ventilator, they will have to pry it from my COLD DEAD HANDS.
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Re: PAP-use-for-Coronavirus-mitigation-severe-pneumonia
As a last resort scenario, learning basics on what EPAP, aka PEEP does, could be helpful. Best to learn from legitimate medical sources online, as opposed to randoms on the internet, IMHO.
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Re: PAP-use-for-Coronavirus-mitigation-severe-pneumonia
Yep, we must always rely on the scientific data, rather than one guy's opinion. I noted that the PAP-use-for-Coronavirus-mitigation-severe-pneumonia did provide some of the data from the medical journal research reports.
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Re: PAP-use-for-Coronavirus-mitigation-severe-pneumonia
This ER doc is saying on camera that if they had CPAPs they could get some people off ventilators and use them for others:
https://www.nytimes.com/video/nyregion/ ... 24tXN_i4eA
https://www.nytimes.com/video/nyregion/ ... 24tXN_i4eA