McNadoMD
In light of the blackouts in Cuba, US threats to stop power in Iran, Israeli strikes on Lebanon, and Russian strikes on Ukraine’s power grid, I will remind everyone that trying manually ventilate patients who can’t breathe for themselves is exhausting, technically challenging, and often fatally inadequate. It is very hard to sit there manually delivering 6 cc/kg of air with the right pressure, inspiratory time, and expiratory time, over and over again, for hours.
Mar 22 at 6:26pmWeb
Show threadgardencat23h ago
@mcnado
It is hard enough in a very short term crisis situation! I can't imagine doing it under these circumstances.
Show threadRiku Mattila  21h ago
@mcnado I've built a 20-hour UPS for my ventilators cos you never know.
Show threadAsymmetricblue19h ago
@mcnado I don’t know what the real power draw is for a ventilator, but I wonder if someone could come up with an efficient DC power sourced ventilator that could draw from a battery with a human charged (pedal might be most ergonomic) input
Show threadKeeper of the orb18h ago
@mcnado i remember hearing abt the hospital that wasnt evacd during hurricane katrina having staff doing this in shifts. is horrifying. its absurd. the staff that rise to it are heroic but they shouldnt have to be. im so tired.
Show thread🍄slow learner, ❤️‍🔥deep feeler14h ago

@mcnado

Thank you for your education work.

I'm just going to be blunt and say they're killing us.

None of the fuckers making these decisions are going to pay the price. And that's why they do it.

I hope everyone is figuring out what they can do to stop this. Stop buying things (buy used where you can.) Find a local mutual aid group. We are the only ones who care enough about us to keep each other safe.