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I found the link you are probably referring to, but the article doesn't give any clear conclusion, other that it is known, that ventilation is a very harmful pr
by _ph_ 7y ago
I found the link you are probably referring to, but the article doesn't give any clear conclusion, other that it is known, that ventilation is a very harmful procedure.
I would assume, for that reason, doctors wouldn't use ventilators until there is no other option to keep people breathing. Do you have a source for ventilators being used much earlier? If so, than this is certainly something which should be reconsidered. Is there any other treatment than ventilation, once the oxygene level in the blood drops beyond a certain level?
- DoreenMichele 7y agoI feel I've already covered these points. To recap: Some doctors are currently making a concerted effort to intentionally delay or avoid use of ventilators because they are concerned about the alarmingly high death rate associated with them. On the face of it, this implicitly admits that doctors haven't heretofore been exhausting all other treatment modalities before ordering use of a ventilator. I don't know how to answer your last question. I've talked extensively about my firsthand experience with using alternative treatment modalities with my life threatening lung issues, but I'm not a doctor and I don't really have the background to assert anything more than I've already covered, which, as usual, is being dismissed by some commenters as anecdata. Since I've already qualified it up front as "my firsthand personal experience," it seems entirely pointless to belabor any points about my opinions. If the opinions of some random internet stranger (aka me) don't satisfy you and the opinions of medical professionals in the source I posted don't either, I think you probably need to do some digging to come up with the sorts of info that interest you.