> In terms of ventilators many people where kept off of ventilators who would have been given them in normal conditions. Sadly, that wasn't the case in NY. Eve

> In terms of ventilators many people where kept off of ventilators who would have been given them in normal conditions. Sadly, that wasn't the case in NY. Even though Chinese doctors warned of the risks of ventilators in Jan/Feb, the US ignored that. There were 2 reasons: 1) intubating patients protected staff from aerosolization after the intubation 2) old understanding of oxygen levels led doctors to intubate way too early for corona.