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Raven123

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1. Heard that question asked on a televised broadcast. The answer was "no."

Reply to BrightKnight (Original post)

Thu Mar 19, 2020, 02:46 PM

Mar 2020

I can’t remember the explanation

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Ventilator running in CPAP mode - Can a CPAP or BiPAP be used [View all] BrightKnight Mar 2020 OP

Heard that question asked on a televised broadcast. The answer was "no." Raven123 Mar 2020 #1

Drat! I have a CPAP with a full face mask. LastLiberal in PalmSprings Mar 2020 #2

Depends on how sick the patient is SDANation Mar 2020 #3

When my husband was in the hospital last month broiles Mar 2020 #4

CPAP stands for "continuous positive airway pressure." mitch96 Mar 2020 #5

Well, ventilators operate in non invasive CPAP mode too. BrightKnight Mar 2020 #6

From what I've read there are some "obsolete" vent's that can still be used... mitch96 Mar 2020 #7

Modern cpap machines will automatically ramp down exhale pressure. fleabiscuit Apr 2020 #10

Sorry to bump an old thread. Sovmattis Apr 2020 #8

Nothing wrong with your English that isn't wrong with ours! I wondered about how ... marble falls Apr 2020 #9

There may be medical professionals here that can answer that properly BrightKnight Apr 2020 #11

Per Sky News - Coronavirus: Hospital cuts COVID-19 death rates with 'black boxes' for sleep disorder BrightKnight Apr 2020 #12

That was a very good link really. Thanks. Sovmattis Apr 2020 #13

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