Can a snorkeling mask also be used as a PAPR?<p>Here's a DIY project by Shen Ye:<p><a href="https://twitter.com/shen/status/1240478370619629568" rel="nofollow">https://twitter.com/shen/status/1240478370619629568</a>
Are people really assuming that professional, medical ventilator equipment does nothing more than uncontrollably push air into your lungs? Spreading potentially dangerous medical "hacks" should be illegal, "well-meaning" hackers may cause people to harm or even kill themselves by accident. Please let these strategies take the proper route via medical professionals.
Full article in English with the video embedded and where they say they have supposedly patented it even though it's a branded snorkeling mask from Decathlon: <a href="https://www.isinnova.it/easy-covid19-eng/" rel="nofollow">https://www.isinnova.it/easy-covid19-eng/</a>
Has anyone looked into using CPAP machines for ventilation for covid-19 cases? They are lower pressure and only one pressure, but seems like would still be quite useful if one didn't have a full ventilator?<p>I don't know how many CPAP machines there are in the US but I know three people who each have one.
What's interesting about the 'mask' concept is that it changes the nature of intubation and invasive tubes.<p>Can a medical practitioner comment on the nature of the opportunity here?<p>Would a 'mask' be more practical for unconscious patients?
What filter would be needed to make this into an N95 replacement instead? Seems like the full face mask would make this even more effective as it also protects the eyes.