and the families of those that died will feel it for even longer
Current Affairs Coronavirus Thread - Serious stuff !!!
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Same trajectory,
Coronavirus: how do Italy and the UK compare?
With Britain approximately two weeks behind Italy in Covid-19 deaths, questions about the nations’ similarities remainwww.theguardian.com
That article was published on Monday.
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?
A CPAP machine is essentially a non-invasive ventilator, so it would work for somebody with severe Coronavirus symptoms.
However, it’s not something you can just use with no experience.
Source: Mrs who’s spent many shifts using them.
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Can't help think if I was hooked up to one of them and the person in the bed next to me had a standard one it would make me feel jealous as I listen out for any strange noises pre-empting sudden failure...
I would not know the difference
summerisle
The rain, it raineth every day
Never forget :
Watch the moment Tory MPs cheered blocking a pay rise for nurses
Every Conservative except one voted against the bid, accusing Jeremy Corbyn's party of playing politics and "milking the NHS for votes"
www.mirror.co.uk
peteblue
Welcome back Wayne
Just a name will do .....anyone.....
Government guidance for employment and self employment schemes just been published for anyone who's interested
COVID-19 financial support for businesses
Find out what financial support you can get for your business.www.gov.uk
Helpful that it does say you're eligible if have traded in 2019-20.
Though again I can't help but get the feeling I'm going to end up getting 80% of an average profit which is drastically lower than what I've been earning for the last year (again, wouldn't be so bad if I hadn't made it my full-time job – why didn't someone tell me being a sports journo was a crap idea?
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peteblue
Welcome back Wayne
Can't help think if I was hooked up to one of them and the person in the bed next to me had a standard one it would make me feel jealous as I listen out for any strange noises pre-empting sudden failure...
But its mahogany cabinet would look lovely though......
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Jeremy Vine tweeted this a few hours ago. It indicates that UK may hit peak at April fifth.
Interestingly, it suggests that Germany may have already peaked.
Have you got a link to that article @Joey66
Saw it on the news last night. The prototype is very Heath-Robinson but works a treat. Mass production would be a doddle too.
I really can't see a peak not coming in early to mid-April.
Even with these measures. It's going to hit us and hit us soon.
But with the Chancellor's announcement today, that June payment back-dated to March (and I know they'll extend if necessary) seems to indicate that I think the government are at least hopeful that by the end of spring it's more a case of people needing to get back into a bit of normality.
It's gonna be a rough month or two but hopefully by this time next month we're through the worst of it and it's a case of managing the decline and gradually easing off the measures.
And those 3 days have made a huge difference!!! Not really fella, if they are so far off the mark why is the UK looking at Italy as a gauge! I'm confused by your denial of the facts as they are presented?
Funnily enough 3 days actually does make a massive difference.
Like I said, we are behind Italy. They had 1000 deaths at the same point in their outbreak. In the past four days we’ve gone from having a similar total number of deaths to far less.
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