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To: missamyb; gas_dr
People are not suffocating because their throat is blocked. They are suffocating because of inflammatory products and by-products in the lungs (viral and otherwise) and from the air sacs and tiny vessels that exchange oxygen being clogged up and/or burst.

A hole in someone's throat does nothing to help. You do that when someone is choking on a food item. Those people still have fully working lungs.

Gas_dr is the expert on this, though, so I'll ping him.

4 posted on 09/23/2021 7:12:32 AM PDT by ConservativeMind (Trump: Befuddling Democrats, Republicans, and the Media for the benefit of the US and all mankind.)
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To: ConservativeMind

That was my first thought when I started getting curious about this because it would almost be too obvious so I Googled that and NHS says
If you’re unable to breathe unaided, the tracheostomy tube can be attached to a machine (ventilator) that supplies oxygen to assist with breathing to increase the flow of oxygen to your lungs.


6 posted on 09/23/2021 7:15:52 AM PDT by missamyb
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