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needledriver

(836 posts) Tue Mar 24, 2020, 08:34 PM Mar 2020

Ventilator triage suggestion

People to put at the bottom of the list for ventilators:
Spring breakers
Hobby Lobby shoppers
Easter Sunday churchgoers
People who still go out in public while waiting for their test results
Anybody brought into the hospital wearing a MAGA/KAG cap

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Ventilator triage suggestion (Original Post) needledriver Mar 2020 OP

Or maybe ventilators could be sent across the country as each state applegrove Mar 2020 #1

The problem is severe cases can spend more than needledriver Mar 2020 #2

That is right. So people need to stockpile for two months. You are correct. nt applegrove Mar 2020 #4

Voter registration is public record. enki23 Mar 2020 #3

I get that. needledriver Mar 2020 #6

Yup! StarryNite Mar 2020 #5

applegrove

(133,103 posts)

1. Or maybe ventilators could be sent across the country as each state

Reply to needledriver (Original post)

Tue Mar 24, 2020, 08:39 PM

Mar 2020

hits peak COVID-19. RIGHT NOW the stockpiles would go to New York. In 4 weeks they might go to Louisianna. Like that.

needledriver

(836 posts)

2. The problem is severe cases can spend more than

Reply to applegrove (Reply #1)

Tue Mar 24, 2020, 08:45 PM

Mar 2020

four weeks hooked to a ventilator.

If State X lends its spare ventilators to State Y, and State Y is still using them when State X is slammed, State X is going to suffer.

applegrove

(133,103 posts)

4. That is right. So people need to stockpile for two months. You are correct. nt

Reply to needledriver (Reply #2)

Tue Mar 24, 2020, 08:54 PM

Mar 2020

enki23

(7,796 posts)

3. Voter registration is public record.

Reply to needledriver (Original post)

Tue Mar 24, 2020, 08:53 PM

Mar 2020

needledriver

(836 posts)

6. I get that.

Reply to enki23 (Reply #3)

Tue Mar 24, 2020, 09:08 PM

Mar 2020

But I have some valued friends who are still registered Republicans even though they never went full MAGAT.

There is such a thing as a sane Republican, but it's hard to hear them through all the noise.

StarryNite

(12,167 posts)

5. Yup!

Reply to needledriver (Original post)

Tue Mar 24, 2020, 08:55 PM

Mar 2020

Anyone who thinks the economy is more valuable than life, let 'em take one for the team!

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