[Judith Anne]

Home ventilation on a respirator is not possible. Using oxygen with a face mask might be, with a doctor's help...user would need to be trained, special equipment (masks, lines) provided.

Of course, in a worst case scenario, who knows what will happen?

[Judith Anne]

Ordinary bleach/alcohol/peroxide, are good disinfectants. So is vinegar full strength. Latex and vinyl gloves can be bought at any drugstore or (surprise!) hardware store.

[Judith Anne]

Bluewave, I'm wrong of course. There are people on home respirators/mechanical ventilation, but (evidently I have limited knowlege and freely admitted ignorance) they have to be in a hospital to be put on one...mostly they are spinal injury patients.

I'm sorry for passing along misinformation, I really try not to do that.