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Re:The U.S. tried to build a new fleet of ventilators
by cycrutchfield on Monday March 30, 2020 @03:35AM
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Reminds me of some of the horror stories from the peak of the outbreak in Wuhan. Doctors and nurses treating patients without any PPE because, well, there wasn’t any left, and they had all tested positive anyway.
I don’t know what the fatality rates were for those healthcare workers at those facilities, but it would be good to know for future reference.
Re:The U.S. tried to build a new fleet of ventilators
by ThrowawayR2 on Sunday March 29, 2020 @11:42PM
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Patients are continuing to emit more viruses as they breathe and cough. Put enough viral load into the health care worker and they'll be in just as bad shape as the patient regardless of how naturally resistant they are.
Re:The U.S. tried to build a new fleet of ventilators
by bilbo0s on Sunday March 29, 2020 @11:25PM
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There's talk along those lines. Not sure what they've settled on? Keep in mind, they don't really know how crowded these facilities are gonna get. Space may be at a premium. But yeah, at the same time going home is not always the best idea.