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02/07/20

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Originally posted by kingpins: ↑

Reported from the UK early on that incubators gave the wrong treatment, what was wanted was out of body oxygenation of the blood

The Aviation industry was working on developing machines that would accomplish this
Most people that go on to ventilators die as a result of what the ventilator does

I have not heard anything more about it since

What we need is some sort of World medical body to properly coordinate the details of the virus and proper treatment

You know we could call it a World Health Organization or similar

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So far with COVID, we have learned very little about it -- most of the effort has been, and still is, putting out the fires.

What you refer to is ECMO -- it's tried and true, but only used for shorter term situations....like during operations.
Not without it's own risks

https://www.mayoclinic.org/tests-procedures/ecmo/about/pac-20484615
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