My 3 things everyone should know in order to prevent infections are–
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* Katrina was no Girl Scout (be prepared);
* learn the words and tune to Happy Birthday (wash hands while singing two rounds of Happy Birthday or Good Morning to You, properly); and
* practice safe sex (which implies that one has enough respect for self and other not to abuse alcohol and drugs, too. The result is fewer chronic illnesses like untreated depression, chlamydia, TB, and hepatitis which weakens one’s immune system.)
March 2006 and still relevant
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well I do think you should, too
My wife thinks I’m nuts , but I’ll run it by you anyway.
On the assumption that if this Mexican swine flu takes off the way the 1918 one did, the hospital system will be overwhelmed and we’ll have to be our own damn healthcare providers, here are some measures I’ve been toying with:
1. Masks. There will be a shortage and we’ll have to find ways to get more bang out the ones we have. Can the N95 disposables be sanitized by popping them into a microwave? How about spraying them with bleach or lysol or something?
2. Hand sanitizers. In a pinch how about making one out of 1 part ordinary dish washing fluid to 9 parts rubbing alcohol?
3. Drinking lots of liquid = peeing frequently = washing your hands frequently = good idea. Thoughts?
4. In case of post-virus pneumonia. Primateem spray mist? Or–and I’m very proud of this one, so don’t rain on my parade, OK?– rig a ventilator out of an aquarium air pump?
1) masks and respirators– there is a method for making respirators out of T-shirts, I believe. It is referred to in one of my posts but I don’t remember which at the moment. The paper masks would probably not disinfect well in the microwave because you need some carrier to get hot enough to kill the virus, i.e., a wet mask (water gets to boiling. But needs to be hot enough for long enough to kill virus). If you can soak them long enough in a bleach solution or similar, that might work but I think the respirator material wouldn’t do well. And, there is no guarantee that the respirator is disinfected AND will still protect.
2) One can make hand sanitizer out of alcohol and glycerin. I have seen the recipe but for some reason never posted it. Maybe it isn’t all that good a substitute? You would want a 60-70% alcohol solution. Depending on how much alcohol is in the rubbing alcohol, you would have to adjust the amount of non-active ingredients. Soap wouldn’t work because that would leave a soap residue which would dry out the skin and break the protective skin barrier. Also, tastes bad.
3) Drinking sufficient, but not excessive, water is always good. It’s hard for adults to drink too much water but young children or infants can get “water poisoning”.
4) Don’t know anything about Primateen. As to the jury-rigged ventilator, it reminds me of the frog dissection in high school wherein we got to inflate the lungs to see how they worked; over-inflated they burst.
The other issues are making sure a clean tube is inserted correctly through the nose into the lung (without perforating the lung or trachea); that oil from the pump doesn’t enter the air being pumped; etc. Might be better to make an “oxygen” tent and not a ventilator.
I have seen another version of the T-shirt mask and will find that link.
Simple Respiratory Mask, 2006
I have seen another version of the T-shirt mask and will find that link.
Simple Respiratory Mask, 2006
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