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<blockquote data-quote="Old Man Jingles" data-source="post: 4425060" data-attributes="member: 18222"><p>Actually, I think both of you are wrong.</p><p>Speaking of ventilators, 'efficiency' is maybe 10% over the average ... operationally, one manages the load to where it never exceeds the 10% over average.</p><p>That's what the 'flattening the curve' is all about.</p><p></p><p><img src="https://static01.nyt.com/images/2020/03/22/science/11SCI-VIRUS-CURVE1/11SCI-VIRUS-TRACKER1-articleLarge.jpg?quality=75&auto=webp&disable=upscale" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p></p><p><span style="font-size: 18px"><strong>What does it mean to “flatten the curve”?</strong></span></p><p>The ideal goal in fighting an epidemic or pandemic is to completely halt the spread. But merely slowing it — mitigation — is critical. This reduces the number of cases that are active at any given time, which in turn gives doctors, hospitals, police, schools and vaccine-manufacturers time to prepare and respond, without becoming overwhelmed. Most hospitals can function with 10 percent reduction in staff, but not with half their people out at once.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Old Man Jingles, post: 4425060, member: 18222"] Actually, I think both of you are wrong. Speaking of ventilators, 'efficiency' is maybe 10% over the average ... operationally, one manages the load to where it never exceeds the 10% over average. That's what the 'flattening the curve' is all about. [IMG]https://static01.nyt.com/images/2020/03/22/science/11SCI-VIRUS-CURVE1/11SCI-VIRUS-TRACKER1-articleLarge.jpg?quality=75&auto=webp&disable=upscale[/IMG] [SIZE=5][B]What does it mean to “flatten the curve”?[/B][/SIZE] The ideal goal in fighting an epidemic or pandemic is to completely halt the spread. But merely slowing it — mitigation — is critical. This reduces the number of cases that are active at any given time, which in turn gives doctors, hospitals, police, schools and vaccine-manufacturers time to prepare and respond, without becoming overwhelmed. Most hospitals can function with 10 percent reduction in staff, but not with half their people out at once. [/QUOTE]
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