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Cool but almost all covid patients who get to a stage where they need ventilation need invasive, mechanical ventilation. NIV does not allow the lungs to clear

• koheripbal 7y ago
  How can it be modified to provide lung drainage?
  • sub7 7y ago
    You can make a Philips cough assist type device which uses abrupt pressure changes to expel fluid. Need to be super careful with these you can do real damage if not used correctly. Those are also nowhere near as effective as the real deal i.e. intubation where you stick a tube down the lungs that sucks out fluid and pushes in air.
• salawat 7y ago
  At the risk of sounding like a rube... Why don't we have people upside down when stuff like lung fluid drainage is a concern? I do it at home when I've got bronchial issues going on and while not pretty, gravity does a great job at assisting fluid expulsion as long as you can keep the swelling to a reasonable level. Yes, you look silly, and your head can get a bit stuffy; but in the long run I've found it an invaluable practice when I've already tapped out everything else I have to throw at the problem for myself At home. Inversion tables aren't exactly difficult to manufucture either; even if you do need to make sure you have someone else around for safety sake.