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12. When my husband was hospitalized in mid-March he took his C Pap.

Mon Mar 30, 2020, 02:52 PM

Mar 2020

They adapted it for oxygen which was used instead of a ventilator.

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CPAP machines adapted for use in Covid19? [View all] donkeypoofed Mar 2020 OP

May not be able to be jerry rigged at home RhodeIslandOne Mar 2020 #1

They can spread Covid-19 Cattledog Mar 2020 #2

It seems they're discussing a stock unaltered machine. Throck Mar 2020 #4

Off the shelf CPAP, APAP, BiPAP machine support oxygen. BrightKnight Mar 2020 #9

I saw this on BBC Bev54 Mar 2020 #3

We have 3D printers. Throck Mar 2020 #5

If anybody can come up with something it could be these geniuses. Eliot Rosewater Mar 2020 #11

there are youtube vids describing this... getagrip_already Mar 2020 #7

How about nebulizers, can they be retrofitted? TheBlackAdder Mar 2020 #10

When my husband was hospitalized in mid-March he took his C Pap. broiles Mar 2020 #12

The U. of Rhode Isand is converting CPAP and BiPAP machines into ventilators Totally Tunsie Apr 2020 #13