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Could they not figure out a way to clean these machines? Seems like you can clean nearly anything if desperate enough.
by brianwawok 7y ago
Could they not figure out a way to clean these machines? Seems like you can clean nearly anything if desperate enough.
- narak 7y agoCPAPs aerosolize on exhale, they aren't closed loop like hospital ventilators. It's not about cleaning just the machine but decontaminating the whole room.
- erik_seaberg 7y agoWould treatment in a tent outside be better than nothing?
- craftinator 7y agoI can see some pretty easy hacks for dealing with that. Putting a hose on the outlet and filtering with electret material or UVC. Healthcare in the US is regulated to the nth degree, but at this point it seems that a slightly imperfect solution is better than nothing, and testing a solution like this for viability should be easy in any hospital that can test for COVID-19.
- manfredo 7y agoIs it not possible to route the exhaust through a filter? If a couple millimeters of masks can stop it surely a canister style filter would more than do th job.