Re:E-VENT: Emergency ventilator design toolbox
by DoreenMichele on Tuesday March 31, 2020 @04:46AM
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A. One news video indicated Italian doctors are using airway clearance in less severe cases. Not all cases end up needing ventilators.
B. I know ways to also treat inflammation. I've left remarks about that various places, but a few people were following me around and harassing me on the excuse that I'm not a doctor, I'm just someone who lives with serious lung issues.
C. I originally brought this up because people were asking "What can be done at home?" They are de facto rationing health care because there aren't enough medical supplies to go around. So I talked about what I know about managing serious lung issues to say "If medical care is unavailable and you find yourself in serious respiratory distress, there are things you can do on your own." Because no one else was really offering up solutions.
D. I also spoke up to express my concerns that we are posting all these articles about homemade ventilators because ventilators are invasive and promote serious secondary infections that are more likely to be antibiotic resistant. I wish we were emphasizing other measures.
I have a form of cystic fibrosis. I deal daily with serious lung issues. This includes inflammation which is supposed to be chronic and progressive.
I have, anecdotally, found that it is possible to reverse the inflammation. If you really want to see my previous remarks, there is a link in my profile. I'm disinclined to link it here because of people following me around and harassing me.
I am not interested in having this turn into endless drama. Rest assured, lung clearance is known to help improve lung function, even when there is chronic and irreversible lung inflammation. If you have no other options because the medical system is overwhelmed, it's worth knowing about.
Please note that I am absolutely not suggesting this as an alternative to seeking medical treatment if it is available. I'm only suggesting it as an option in cases where you simply cannot get medical care due to overwhelming demand and find yourself in respiratory distress.
B. I know ways to also treat inflammation. I've left remarks about that various places, but a few people were following me around and harassing me on the excuse that I'm not a doctor, I'm just someone who lives with serious lung issues.
C. I originally brought this up because people were asking "What can be done at home?" They are de facto rationing health care because there aren't enough medical supplies to go around. So I talked about what I know about managing serious lung issues to say "If medical care is unavailable and you find yourself in serious respiratory distress, there are things you can do on your own." Because no one else was really offering up solutions.
D. I also spoke up to express my concerns that we are posting all these articles about homemade ventilators because ventilators are invasive and promote serious secondary infections that are more likely to be antibiotic resistant. I wish we were emphasizing other measures.
I have a form of cystic fibrosis. I deal daily with serious lung issues. This includes inflammation which is supposed to be chronic and progressive.
https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/pdf/10.1002/ppul.24129
I have, anecdotally, found that it is possible to reverse the inflammation. If you really want to see my previous remarks, there is a link in my profile. I'm disinclined to link it here because of people following me around and harassing me.
I am not interested in having this turn into endless drama. Rest assured, lung clearance is known to help improve lung function, even when there is chronic and irreversible lung inflammation. If you have no other options because the medical system is overwhelmed, it's worth knowing about.
Please note that I am absolutely not suggesting this as an alternative to seeking medical treatment if it is available. I'm only suggesting it as an option in cases where you simply cannot get medical care due to overwhelming demand and find yourself in respiratory distress.