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CPAP such a better solution to invasive drug support-heavy ventilators
Amazing the things we learn
Will we remember them when capitalists try to take back this narrative?
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What do you mean by this? It’s not really anything to do with capitalism - for some reason COVID affects the lungs differently to other pneumonias (which would normally require ventilation in ITU) and CPAP (which wouldn’t normally be helpful in these situations) actually provides the support needed. It was unexpected - there’s a good article on EMCRIT about it.
kimchi
Work acquaintance Prof Mervyn Singer has Mercedes F1 engineers making him mini CPAP machines with UCL medical engineering team-designed in 4 days. They also want to work on the CFD inside your standard tube attaching said machine to facemasks to improve the air flow/efficiency.
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/mar/30/f1-team-helps-build-new-uk-breathing-aid-for-covid-19-patients