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at140

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5. Survival rate for seriously ill covid-19 patients is dependent on one thing more than others....

Reply to nilesobek (Original post)

Thu Apr 23, 2020, 12:57 PM

Apr 2020

access to a quality ventilator. The ventilator is very useful fighting severe pneumonia. I speak from first hand experience watching my wife in coma from double pneumonia was placed on a ventilator in ICU for several days and she eventually recovered fully! Without the ventilator forcing air in her lungs she had no chance.

So good to see USA now has surplus ventilators and is now helping Mexico, Spain, France, Italy with surplus ventilators.

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Nicotine being tested for Covid-19 treatment. More woo? [View all] nilesobek Apr 2020 OP

Do you have... Newest Reality Apr 2020 #1

Here's a link zonemaster Apr 2020 #2

Thanks. Newest Reality Apr 2020 #6

smoke 'em if you got 'em Celerity Apr 2020 #7

Nicotine patches being tested not smoking Yonnie3 Apr 2020 #3

It isn't the nicotine SoCalNative Apr 2020 #9

of course ... Yonnie3 Apr 2020 #12

This is not strictly true, but it is a common subject of wish fulfillment in nicotine addicts. Aristus Apr 2020 #17

Yes, an an addict, I see my BP go up with nicotine gum. Yonnie3 Apr 2020 #20

Good. Best thing you can do. Aristus Apr 2020 #21

Thanks a lot for the information. nilesobek Apr 2020 #15

err - Nicotine is a chemical. And it is extremely toxic. yellowcanine Apr 2020 #4

If you wanna get technical, everything that exists is a chemical or combination of chemicals ... mr_lebowski Apr 2020 #8

Several botanicals are quite toxic.... yellowcanine Apr 2020 #14

Sorry, I meant I pour out lines of tobacco in the garden. nilesobek Apr 2020 #16

Survival rate for seriously ill covid-19 patients is dependent on one thing more than others.... at140 Apr 2020 #5

I suspect smoking isn't quite as risky as... Buckeye_Democrat Apr 2020 #10

Do you have a link? Dem2 Apr 2020 #22

Glad that I saw your request! Buckeye_Democrat Apr 2020 #23

Thanks! Dem2 Apr 2020 #27

You're welcome! Buckeye_Democrat Apr 2020 #28

I'm sorry, but smoking is a risk factor for all of those, and an exacerbating factor, Aristus Apr 2020 #24

+ struggle4progress Apr 2020 #25

I can't find much on the antiviral properties of nicotine, just Mike 03 Apr 2020 #11

Might not have to do with viral replication at all. Igel Apr 2020 #19

My husband laughed as I told him we needed to start smoking again. I think it was because Tech Apr 2020 #13

Omg, this did not help with 14 days not smoking after 4 decades. This did. not. help. one bit. Lol LizBeth Apr 2020 #18

This is a respiratory illness right? Initech Apr 2020 #26