re: Someone Asked Why Aren’t CPAP Machines Being Used As Ventilators

The doctors didn’t think that was feasible.

One is a tube down your wind pipe that pushes air and inflates your lungs and the other is a face mask that exerts mild airflow and doesn’t breathe for the person.

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Thought I heard earlier in the week that some are being converted

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they are, here in st.louis, one hospital is buying some kind of electronic device from a hobby shop, and turning cpaps into devices for those who have the corona. They were doing a promo on the hobby shop selling coloring books, trains,etc to people stuck at home.