[chbot] COVID-19, are there any doctors, nurses, or medics on this list ?

[Volker Kuhlmann]

> His main need is to find solid, reliable medical information from
> professionals, so do we have any medical professionals on this list
> ?

https://www.stuff.co.nz/national/health/coronavirus/120640318/coronavirus-thousands-of-retired-outofwork-health-workers-put-their-hands-up

[...]
Among those taking up the challenge is Dr Chris Drennan, a respiratory physician who retired from the Canterbury District Health Board (CDHB) in October after more than 35 years.
The 69-year-old said he had been thinking about volunteering anyway, so when a CDHB staffer called him he was quick to agree to help.
[...]

I don't know anything about the person other than reading about him in
the paper. I'm thinking that asking politely is free.


Or you could use the work others have done before and read
https://www.agorize.com/en/challenges/code-life-challenge/pages/guidelines
Product Requirements
https://cdn.fs.agorize.com/jfl0jRm9RbeieY24yWBD
Medical Device Compliance Requirements
https://cdn.fs.agorize.com/dUE1ot9QTgOXmAlERpk5
Material Guidelines
https://cdn.fs.agorize.com/z57GysuvTXGP5T7qMgQ6

I'm thinking that if I was a doctor or decision maker, I'd want a bunch
of backyard jokers to give me some assurances as to what their pile of
recycled junk will actually do - mainly, save a life and not cost one.
Here's the list from the challenge, which is still a good start:
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Material to submit: design, test, and use documents (please name files with concise descriptions).
    CAD drawings, 2 options:
        3D files (.dwg, .stdprt, .sldasm, .ipt, .iam)
        Fully annotated 2D drawings (.pdf) 3-D mesh files (.stl)
    Fully annotated circuit diagrams (.pdf)
    Functional block diagram (.pdf)
    Code: software/firmware. Include brief installation and user guide (.pdf)
    Bill of materials (.pdf)
    Clear and concise assembly instructions (.pdf)
    Clear user guide (.pdf):
        How to use the device
        How to run a validation test and how often
    How to maintain the device and clean the device, video demonstration of device (.mp4)
    Test methods and test results (.pdf)
    Endorsement letters from:
        ICU professional (ICU Physician or respiratory technician) (.pdf)
        Engineering professional attesting that safety (electrical, fire, etc.) have been met (.pdf)


And as someone said before, designing some "thing" is the fun part.
Producing quantities, writing manuals, getting certification, testing to
whatever standard and requirement is not.

How long until medical device manufacturers churn out units after they
have already ramped up production by now (well, I bet)? Judging by how
this government is spending, cash for ventilators won't be an issue.

Volker

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