[FRIAM] New information on COVID-19

[Edward Angel]

We’ve had two life-threatening incidents, one trekking in Nepal and the other in a remote part of Sri Lanka, where the availability of a pulse oximeter made all the difference. We now routinely check our oxygenation with one.

Ed
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Ed Angel

Founding Director, Art, Research, Technology and Science Laboratory (ARTS Lab)
Professor Emeritus of Computer Science, University of New Mexico

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> On Apr 23, 2020, at 6:32 PM, Roger Critchlow <rec at elf.org> wrote:
> 
> I found it credible.  We're adding a pulse oximeter to the kit.
> 
> There was another report, https://meaww.com/six-austrian-divers-permanently-damaged-lungs-recovery-mild-coronavirus-covid-19 <https://meaww.com/six-austrian-divers-permanently-damaged-lungs-recovery-mild-coronavirus-covid-19>. scuba divers recovered from mild covid infection and ended up with lungs so damaged that it is not safe for them to dive anymore.  So many people with less demanding pastimes may be in a similar way but not manifesting the problem, though a dive safety exam would turn it up, and maybe a pulse oximeter, too.
> 
> I wonder if any of those cell phone pulsimeters could be upgraded to oximeters with some calibration?
> 
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> On Thu, Apr 23, 2020 at 5:32 PM Merle Lefkoff <merlelefkoff at gmail.com <mailto:merlelefkoff at gmail.com>> wrote:
> Has the list read this article in the NYTimes.  What's your take?
> 
> https://www.nytimes.com/2020/04/20/opinion/coronavirus-testing-pneumonia.html?smid=em-share <https://www.nytimes.com/2020/04/20/opinion/coronavirus-testing-pneumonia.html?smid=em-share>
> 
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> Merle Lefkoff, Ph.D.
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