Forgive me if this is a cold question; I genuinely want to understand the answer. Isn't a 90% death rate of coronavirus patients on ventilators somewhat in tension with the message that we have to do everything in our power to flatten the curve so we don't run out of ventilators?
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There's two relevant parts to the ventilator treatment 1) sedation, which is about as palliative as it can get 2) ventilator itself, which gives a significant improvement in possibility of a successful outcome. It's like CPR. By the time it's needed, it's either that or death.
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Why do you need a ventilator to sedate someone?
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