Tell her to stay at home, isolate if possible, social distance definitely and get someone else to do the shopping
Current Affairs Coronavirus Thread - Serious stuff !!!
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If your sister gets to the stage of needing help mate she would need more than just one of those, better to let the profession people use the correct equipment and whatever other treatments along side the care .I have two younger brothers that have zero medical training. Today, they have been screaming at me to buy a CPAP Machine for my vulnerable sister, as they are convinced that it could help her in the event that she started struggling with the virus. They cost £350. If I thought for a minute that they would help then I would of course get one. I have done some research and only found this:
"Continuous Positive Airway Pressure (CPAP), auto-CPAP, and bilevel positive airway pressure (BiPAP or BPAP) machines typically used for treatment of sleep apnea (either in the home or facility setting) may be used to support patients with respiratory insufficiency provided appropriate monitoring (as available) and patient condition".
Ventilator Supply Mitigation Strategies
Recommendations for health care providers and facilities in treating patients who require ventilation assistance due to COVID-19 complicationswww.fda.gov
I don't know what to do. My brothers are gobshites tbf, and have previously tried to guilt trip me into buying a diabetic pump for my sister, as if you can just buy them from Argos (you can't).
I don't know. But is there anyone on here with medical knowledge that can advise on the efficacy of a CPAP for someone with Coronavirus?
Dymak
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Both me and my sister are inclined to think that my brothers are talking rubbish as per usual. There is the added issue that none of us know how to use a bloody CPAP, I don't think they are exactly plug-and-play?
It's just adding to my stress. I hope and pray that my sister doesn't require any intervention at all, but I'm being pressured, bullied almost, into making this call on purchasing a CPAP, and I have zero medical knowledge myself.
Dymak
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Thanks. I think that's the conclusion me and my sister have come to. My brothers won't let it go though.
Kenshin
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That clap the NHS thing, a bit weird like . Lovely gesture but it's not like they can see or hear them?
Also seen someone posting they are humbled by the love for the NHS for themselves. Thought how patronising can you get? Sorry but an admin staff in some back office isn't quite the same as doctors and nurses treating people in the wards. If you aren't directly involved in the care of these patients then don't include yourself under the NHS banner.
Sorry if you disagree, hardly class someone sat at a computer punching numbers the same as someone actually treating and saving lives.
Also seen someone posting they are humbled by the love for the NHS for themselves. Thought how patronising can you get? Sorry but an admin staff in some back office isn't quite the same as doctors and nurses treating people in the wards. If you aren't directly involved in the care of these patients then don't include yourself under the NHS banner.
Sorry if you disagree, hardly class someone sat at a computer punching numbers the same as someone actually treating and saving lives.
a bloke who coughed at the police was sentenced to 26 weeks in prison today .
davek
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What a stupid 'kin question.
Just about anyone who wouldn't have accepted the advice of a couple of medical officers who believe their own modelling was superior to the advice from health care systems that'd already faced this virus head on; anyone who wouldn't have handed message after contradictory message regarding public behaviour and distancing in this crisis; anyone who wouldn't have let the issue of key industry employees go dragging on for days on end; anyone who wouldn't have made a continued point of underlining Brexit and opposing the EU over the procurement of ventilators.
You think it'd be hard to replace that stupid [Poor language removed]?
To be honest mate, I would be right on to the professional people if she is vulnerable and showing signs of the virus, putting her on one of those would only waste valuable time in saving her life.
Following the guidelines given out already will have far more affect.
Think of if you have ever seen anybody on their last legs with phumonia, they go onto one of those specialist beds , get pumped with antibiotics, painkillers ect this will be on par with that set up, bit crazy thinking it was as easy as putting sombody on something that basically just pumps a bit of oxygen around.
NilSatisOptimum
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My Mrs caught her manager doing it...
tommye
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As long as they get sufficient likes on facebook we'll all be ok. Ffs.
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jaycee
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Dont worry birthday boy,there is a cure
Just sing along
♬ there was Covid 19 in the air,Covid 19 in the air,AND THE RAF FROM ENGLAND SHOT THEM DOWN♪
Mcdrewson
Home and dry
Thanks for your apology.
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