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FarPoint

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8. Manage a ventilator and live to tell the story!

Reply to MontanaMama (Reply #5)

Wed Mar 25, 2020, 09:31 AM

Mar 2020

I fear that even what added staffing Nurses arrive...where are they going to stay? Say a dorm style housing is set up...after work stripping down, not contaminating one peers is another concern...The COVID virus can live on surfaces, be carried home..live in close quarters...

Plus feeding, doing laundry, oh...so much to think about.

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All this ranting about ventilators... [View all] FarPoint Mar 2020 OP

Jeepers....No one commenting??? FarPoint Mar 2020 #1

Another point about the breathing tube: there's a cuff around part of the tube that gets air Cousin Dupree Mar 2020 #2

Absolutely.... FarPoint Mar 2020 #4

Indeed. Cousin Dupree Mar 2020 #7

I think healthcare workers are in a shock mode.... FarPoint Mar 2020 #9

Retired RN here. I've been thinking this for weeks. likesmountains 52 Mar 2020 #3

Yes. MontanaMama Mar 2020 #5

Manage a ventilator and live to tell the story! FarPoint Mar 2020 #8

You know that even on a good summer day.... FarPoint Mar 2020 #6

"Do we really have adequate supplies to meet this demand?" OhioChick Mar 2020 #13

From what I understand.. OhioChick Mar 2020 #12

I understand.... FarPoint Mar 2020 #16

Exactly! OhioChick Mar 2020 #17

Question.... FarPoint Mar 2020 #18

My son that is in quarantine was not tested (FL) OhioChick Mar 2020 #21

Sure is rapidly changing! FarPoint Mar 2020 #23

I'm sorry I didn't answer you yesterday OhioChick Mar 2020 #24

Is a separate waiver required for the blood gas line? lostnfound Mar 2020 #10

No.... FarPoint Mar 2020 #11

Also don't forget the step down process melm00se Mar 2020 #14

Absolutely! FarPoint Mar 2020 #15

All of this - and what about lab capacity? What about lab staffing? hatrack Mar 2020 #19

The volume of lab tests...unpresidented! FarPoint Mar 2020 #20

My immediate understanding of the available testing procedure is PCR. NNadir Mar 2020 #22

Any comments on this thing ... Hermit-The-Prog Mar 2020 #25

Only a minority of those requiring ventilation will need entubation, Ghost Dog Mar 2020 #26