O2, Question for medics.

What is needed are breathing apparatus.
Completely differnt game.

At 05:38 20 March 2020, Tango Whisky wrote:
What is needed are breathing apparatus.
Completely differnt game.

Not a medic, just a biochemist. Hard to see what harm could be
done using gliding oxygen to help someone with breathing
difficulties. But one might ask why such a person was not already
in a hospital?
The main 'problem' is the small size of gliding oxygen cylinders;
now if one happens to have a big oxyacetylene welding kit in the
garage that's a different matter.

On Fri, 20 Mar 2020 11:54:57 +0000, Dave Walsh wrote:

At 05:38 20 March 2020, Tango Whisky wrote:
What is needed are breathing apparatus.
Completely differnt game.

Not a medic, just a biochemist. Hard to see what harm could be done
using gliding oxygen to help someone with breathing difficulties. But
one might ask why such a person was not already in a hospital?
The main 'problem' is the small size of gliding oxygen cylinders;
now if one happens to have a big oxyacetylene welding kit in the garage
that's a different matter.

I think that in this case 'breathing apparatus' means a medical
ventilator, which assists the action of breathing as well as supplying
oxygenated air to the patient. The systems we use require the user to be
able to breathe without assistance.


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Martin | martin at
Gregorie | gregorie dot org

On Friday, March 20, 2020 at 6:25:33 AM UTC-7, Martin Gregorie wrote:
On Fri, 20 Mar 2020 11:54:57 +0000, Dave Walsh wrote:

At 05:38 20 March 2020, Tango Whisky wrote:
What is needed are breathing apparatus.
Completely differnt game.

Not a medic, just a biochemist. Hard to see what harm could be done
using gliding oxygen to help someone with breathing difficulties. But
one might ask why such a person was not already in a hospital?
The main 'problem' is the small size of gliding oxygen cylinders;
now if one happens to have a big oxyacetylene welding kit in the garage
that's a different matter.

I think that in this case 'breathing apparatus' means a medical
ventilator, which assists the action of breathing as well as supplying
oxygenated air to the patient. The systems we use require the user to be
able to breathe without assistance.


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Martin | martin at
Gregorie | gregorie dot org

but breaths need not be as deep on oxygen, yes? So maybe some help?

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Martin | martin at
Gregorie | gregorie dot org

but breaths need not be as deep on oxygen, yes? So maybe some help?

Someone in respiratory distress usually has impaired breathing, so a nose cannula might not be as helpful as a face mask to get them more oxygen. What might be more helpful is to loan your pulse oximeter to those at higher risk. This would help them decide if they should seek medical treatment, e.g., when ox sat falls below 90% (a common threshold to receive resp support is 88%). The catch is (no pun intended) a hospital is a good place to get pneumonia if you don't already have it.