Caller · moment 7 of 20
Young People Getting Hospitalized Too
from Emergency Broadcast - Corona Call-Ins #2 · #2
2 min
Caller
John reveals a 27-year-old was intubated at a nearby hospital, undercutting the narrative that only the elderly are severely affected.
- Young people may not show symptoms but can still have the virus and spread it to elderly populations
- A 27-year-old patient was intubated and on a ventilator due to coronavirus
- Tim asks whether patients are conscious while on a ventilator and learns they're typically sedated
- Explanation of how ventilators work: positive pressure pushing breath into lungs, opposite of normal negative pressure breathing