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marble falls

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9. Nothing wrong with your English that isn't wrong with ours! I wondered about how ...

Reply to Sovmattis (Reply #8)

Wed Apr 22, 2020, 02:04 PM

Apr 2020

difficult it was to match the machine with two patients with rates that would be variable because they both were fairly unstable by the fact they were this sick and in emergency circumstances.

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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