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Do you know how deaths are attributed to pneumonia?

Posted on: April 15, 2020 at 10:35:56 CT

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If someone has been admitted to the ICU and develops pneumonia while in the ICU and eventually die from complications of pneumonia. Is that a pneumonia death or is that attributed to what caused them to go into ICU or both?

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In a couple of years it will be very interesting to see the - hefeweizen MU

- 4/15 10:22:16

I'm and old man (51) in all those years i only know 1 person - playhard NWMSU - 4/15 11:08:16

Of course they will be down. What are you getting at?(nm) - Grasslands MU - 4/15 10:36:54

My hypothesis is also that the combined deaths of flu and - hefeweizen MU

- 4/15 10:38:40

Social distancing prevents spread of all diseases - Grasslands MU - 4/15 11:06:06

Extreme measures were taken - MrBlueSky MU - 4/15 10:52:50

Also, if the number of deaths for flu & covid-19 combined - kmawv8 MU - 4/15 10:49:48

The average annual flu deaths is all over the place. - kmawv8 MU - 4/15 10:47:36

Total mortality stats will be the key figures. - ummmm MU - 4/15 10:36:32

Shelter-in-place likely helped lower the numbers of flu - kmawv8 MU - 4/15 10:32:24

The chart of deaths by pneumonia that somebody posted here - tigerNkc MU

- 4/15 10:31:27

Do you know how deaths are attributed to pneumonia? - kmawv8 MU - 4/15 10:35:56

My mom had pneumonia and was admitted to ICU where she died. - tigerNkc MU

- 4/15 10:45:30

So pneumonia deaths are being attributed to ARDS? - kmawv8 MU - 4/15 10:48:43

I’m willing to bet a lot of covid deaths are ARDS related - tigerNkc MU

- 4/15 10:50:33

If a person tests positive for COVID, and complications from - kmawv8 MU - 4/15 10:53:54

it was probably covid-19 (nm) - ashtray UF - 4/15 10:46:17

20 years ago. Just turned 60. Still miss her(nm) - tigerNkc MU

- 4/15 10:48:39

you’re entering your sixth decade - pickle MU

- 4/15 11:18:33

apparently now only covid deaths(nm) - tigerNkc MU

- 4/15 10:43:03

You purposely avoided a pretty direct question. - kmawv8 MU - 4/15 10:44:40

Agree. Numbers will be massaged, manipulated and managed - hokie VT - 4/15 10:28:20

The ends will always justify the means (nm) - mizzouSECedes STL - 4/15 10:28:18

The flu is dead. Wait and see. - jonesin - 4/15 10:25:33

And all respiratory deaths - kcmizzou99 MU - 4/15 10:25:02

RE: In a couple of years it will be very interesting to see the - MUTGR MU - 4/15 10:24:00

Of course. Why would CV deaths replace the flu unless - hefeweizen MU

- 4/15 10:29:51

Admitted to doing that in New York. - kmawv8 MU - 4/15 10:33:34