Re: [FRIAM] New information on COVID-19

2020-05-01 Thread Roger Critchlow
Thank you, Frank, I stand corrected. -- rec -- On Fri, May 1, 2020 at 10:50 AM Frank Wimberly wrote: > Roger, > > It's Coumadin not Heparin that's used as rat poison. I've taken both. > Thank God, I'm not a rat in that sense. > > On Fri, May 1, 2020 at 8:43 AM Roger Critchlow wrote: > >> An "

Re: [FRIAM] New information on COVID-19

2020-05-01 Thread Frank Wimberly
Roger, It's Coumadin not Heparin that's used as rat poison. I've taken both. Thank God, I'm not a rat in that sense. On Fri, May 1, 2020 at 8:43 AM Roger Critchlow wrote: > An "In Depth" appears in Science online today, > https://science.sciencemag.org/content/368/6490/455, titled "The mystery

Re: [FRIAM] New information on COVID-19

2020-05-01 Thread Roger Critchlow
An "In Depth" appears in Science online today, https://science.sciencemag.org/content/368/6490/455, titled "The mystery of the pandemic's ‘happy hypoxia’". It mentions the NYTimes OpEd in passing. One suggestion is that the blood is clotting in the lung capillaries, which interferes with O2 trans

Re: [FRIAM] New information on COVID-19

2020-04-24 Thread Roger Critchlow
On Thu, Apr 23, 2020 at 8:32 PM Roger Critchlow wrote: > > I wonder if any of those cell phone pulsimeters could be upgraded to > oximeters with some calibration? > There are a bunch of cell phone pulse oximeter apps that use the cell phone flash and camera, but I don't get the feeling that they

Re: [FRIAM] New information on COVID-19

2020-04-24 Thread Steven A Smith
I guess the lead might be long enough,  but probably needs a different calibration. > Is that a rectal thermometer? > > Cody Smith > > > On Thu, Apr 23, 2020 at 9:16 PM Steven A Smith > wrote: > > sew one into your mask with an LED readout so everyone can see > yo

Re: [FRIAM] New information on COVID-19

2020-04-24 Thread Barry MacKichan
Our microbiologist daughter in New Zealand told us to get a pulse oximeter. She told us on March 31. I ordered from Amazon on April 1. Amazon says it shipped on April 16. We haven’t gotten it yet. We have Amazon Prime, but the order is being fulfilled by another company. In this case, I think A

Re: [FRIAM] New information on COVID-19

2020-04-23 Thread cody dooderson
Is that a rectal thermometer? Cody Smith On Thu, Apr 23, 2020 at 9:16 PM Steven A Smith wrote: > sew one into your mask with an LED readout so everyone can see your spO2, > heart rate and temperature? > > https://www.sparkfun.com/products/11050 (just hold this one under your > tongue) while ma

Re: [FRIAM] New information on COVID-19

2020-04-23 Thread Steven A Smith
sew one into your mask with an LED readout so everyone can see your spO2, heart rate and temperature? https://www.sparkfun.com/products/11050 (just hold this one under your tongue) while masked? On 4/23/20 8:59 PM, cody dooderson wrote: > If anyone needs an idea for a microbit project here is > o

Re: [FRIAM] New information on COVID-19

2020-04-23 Thread cody dooderson
If anyone needs an idea for a microbit project here is one, https://www.sparkfun.com/products/15271 . Cody Smith On Thu, Apr 23, 2020 at 8:39 PM Steven A Smith wrote: > Merle, et al - > > Interesting article... > > We’ve had two life-threatening incidents, one trekking in Nepal and the > oth

Re: [FRIAM] New information on COVID-19

2020-04-23 Thread Steven A Smith
Merle, et al - Interesting article... > 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 I have had some e

Re: [FRIAM] New information on COVID-19

2020-04-23 Thread Angel Edward
Yes. Adds a couple of ounces to our bags/packs. Ed __ Ed Angel Founding Director, Art, Research, Technology and Science Laboratory (ARTS Lab) Professor Emeritus of Computer Science, University of New Mexico 1017 Sierra Pinon Santa Fe, NM 87501 505-984-0136 (home) edw

Re: [FRIAM] New information on COVID-19

2020-04-23 Thread Tom Johnson
Are you saying you carry one when traveling? Tom Johnson - t...@jtjohnson.com Institute for Analytic Journalism -- Santa Fe, NM USA 505.577.6482(c)505.473.9646(h) *NM Foundation for Open Government*

Re: [FRIAM] New information on COVID-19

2020-04-23 Thread 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 ___ Ed Angel Founding Director, Art, Research

Re: [FRIAM] New information on COVID-19

2020-04-23 Thread Roger Critchlow
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. scuba divers recovered from mild covid infection and ended up with lungs so damaged that it is not safe for