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He delivered cpaps that were modified. Not real ventilators.
by Justin_K 7y ago
He delivered cpaps that were modified. Not real ventilators.
- smsm42 7y agoThese machines are used for people needing breathing assistance too. Not everybody needs invasive ventilators. Quote from the very same CNN: "They have been distributed to hospitals in our system and are being used as intended," said Kathleen Piché, Director of Public Information for L.A. County Department of Health Services. "These units are used for breathing and airway support, reducing the need for certain patients to be placed on mechanical ventilation." https://edition.cnn.com/world/live-news/coronavirus-pandemic-intl-04-16-20/h_c36b44680592cf560a6d83032f882ca6 https://edition.cnn.com/world/live-news/coronavirus-pandemic... So CNN's claim reduces to "he delivered machines which are being used by hospitals for exactly the same purpose the hospitals needed them but since it's not the kind of machines we thought of and we can't use more than one word to describe them he's still somehow bad. Oh and also these machines are cheaper so he is bad for donating cheaper stuff too, because donating million dollars worth of medical equipment is just bullshit. We never did something like that but surely it's super easy." If CNN had any decency left, they'd apologize for trying to turn somebody donating a million dollars of equipment to hospitals needing it to a bad guy. But it's CNN we are talking about.
- smsm42 6y agoBy the way: https://www.uchicagomedicine.org/forefront/coronavirus-disease-covid-19/uchicago-medicine-doctors-see-truly-remarkable-success-using-ventilator-alternatives-to-treat-covid19 https://www.uchicagomedicine.org/forefront/coronavirus-disea...