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This. Also, he didn't just go half-assed. He consulted to see what was needed. -- (edited)

Posted by TWuG Apr 1 '20, 21:23

And what's really needed isn't readily available. Intubation ventilators aren't just sitting in warehouses waiting for someone to purchase them. At least not in large numbers. They're multiple $10s of thousands of dollars each, so they don't build a lot on spec.

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better than nothing in a pinch, but the American Society of Anesthesiologists issued guidance more than a month ago that they shouldn't be used. - mafic Apr 1, 21:34 3
- That was a month ago. Other medical orgs (overseas, mostly) made bipap (different from cpap) work. - TWuG Apr 1, 21:38 2
  - it's for both cpap and bipap, and still stands now. -- nm - mafic Apr 1, 21:40 1
    - I would expect the advisory to change in the face of the escalating crisis. If it doesn't change, a lot of people will die who don't need to. -- nm - TWuG Apr 1, 21:55

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This. Also, he didn't just go half-assed. He consulted to see what was needed. -- (edited)

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