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Hospitals hit capacity and run out of beds and ventilators. This is a hard threshold. Once you pass it, mortality goes through the roof.
by hnzix 5y ago
Hospitals hit capacity and run out of beds and ventilators. This is a hard threshold. Once you pass it, mortality goes through the roof.
- josephcsible 5y agoMy point is even if hospitals were closed completely, it still seems unlikely that 20% of people who catch COVID would die from it.
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- nradov 5y agoRunning out of ventilators would have minimal impact on the mortality rate. Mechanical ventilation is currently only used as a last resort for <5% of hospitalized patients, and even with ventilators many of those patients don't survive. https://www.cdc.gov/nchs/covid19/nhcs/intubation-ventilator-use.htm https://www.cdc.gov/nchs/covid19/nhcs/intubation-ventilator-... Beds can be added on a temporary basis. Availability of trained healthcare providers is the more relevant limit.