> Nick writes: > > < If we just agreed that we won't intubate anybody over 60, we could > have this thing over in a jiffy. > > > And they've had *all their lives* to buy one and have in their > garage. So irresponsible!
> > Marcus It turns out I do have an O2 Cylinder, a full-face snorkel mask, a couple of compressed air sources including a manual bellows, a leftover windshield wiper apparatus (implicated in providing a periodic compression of a bladder/bellows) and various guages of tubing... I think I could rig *enough* of a breathing-assist to get someone through a *bit* of a crisis... I sure hope I don't have to. For those ONLY with a strong morbid fascination... my favorite movie scene of all time: From Ken Kesey's 1970 movie starring Fonda/Sarrazin/Remick/Newman... Unfortunately the only clip I have is dubbed in French but the most relevant rolls around 4:30 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zmRt-pJ6INY it references for me how one can face a horrible death and still make the best of their last few minutes (Newman's cousin vs Newman who panics). It is such a study in > ------------------------------------------------------------------------
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