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re: Someone Asked Why Aren’t CPAP Machines Being Used As Ventilators
Posted on 3/26/20 at 7:28 pm to LuckyTiger
Posted on 3/26/20 at 7:28 pm to LuckyTiger
Well...because they are not vents.
Depends on the complexity of the machine.
Some can have a volume set, some can have a respiratory rate set, all are designed for mask or nasal cpap...not for intubated patients.
I can assure you they are being used in the effort to prevent people from having to be intubated and put on the vent. They can buy some time for a patient to improve.
I'm not wording this right, but they just were not designed for it.
Depends on the complexity of the machine.
Some can have a volume set, some can have a respiratory rate set, all are designed for mask or nasal cpap...not for intubated patients.
I can assure you they are being used in the effort to prevent people from having to be intubated and put on the vent. They can buy some time for a patient to improve.
I'm not wording this right, but they just were not designed for it.
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Posted on 3/26/20 at 7:36 pm to DMAN1968
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I can assure you they are being used in the effort to prevent people from having to be intubated and put on the vent.
That’s a different animal.
You can use a variety of things to help prevent not having to use a ventilator.
Posted on 3/26/20 at 7:37 pm to DMAN1968
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DMAN1968
Close.
I'm a respiratory therapist. A vent can do CPAP, but a CPAP can not be a ventilator.
Continuous Positive Airway Pressure(CPAP). A vent actually moves air, in AND out of your lungs. There is no CPAP machine that does that.
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