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Re:'Pandemic ventilator' could offer solution in potential '... by modoc on Saturday March 21, 2020 @10:36PM (#22652219)
That is not true. Some are intubated if the mask respirators fail to provide proper oxygenation, but it is by no means the default.

Source: my sister is a nurse at a hospital treating dozens of COVID-19 patients.

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Re:'Pandemic ventilator' could offer solution in potential '... by wbl on Sunday March 22, 2020 @12:33AM (#22652750)
Sorry, I ment for ventilation. This is from a report in one hospital and it's possible other controls are being used.

We are all rooting for your sister.

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