Is “counterfactual” the right word for this? I might recommend “potential” or “future” (or just leave out the modifier: “can we save lives”)? Also, this seems like something that an individual can unilaterally do, so “can I save lives” or “can you save lives” might be a clearer question.
That reformulation would make the next steps on answering clear: figure out the intermediate things that would lead to life-saving, an if they exist and have fairly low risk, then your answer is probably yes.
How would you know when to use it, on whom? How would you know when to stop using it and get to a real ICU? How would you know what maintenance/cleaning is required?
I rewrote the question—I think I meant ‘counterfactual’ in that this isn’t a super promising idea if in fact we are just taking medical supplies from one group of people and transferring them to another.
I don’t know anything about maintenance/cleaning, was thinking it would be in particular useful if we straight up run out of ICU space—i.e., there is no alternative to go to an ICU. (Maybe this is a super unlikely class of scenarios?)
Is “counterfactual” the right word for this? I might recommend “potential” or “future” (or just leave out the modifier: “can we save lives”)? Also, this seems like something that an individual can unilaterally do, so “can I save lives” or “can you save lives” might be a clearer question.
That reformulation would make the next steps on answering clear: figure out the intermediate things that would lead to life-saving, an if they exist and have fairly low risk, then your answer is probably yes.
How would you know when to use it, on whom? How would you know when to stop using it and get to a real ICU? How would you know what maintenance/cleaning is required?
I rewrote the question—I think I meant ‘counterfactual’ in that this isn’t a super promising idea if in fact we are just taking medical supplies from one group of people and transferring them to another.
I don’t know anything about maintenance/cleaning, was thinking it would be in particular useful if we straight up run out of ICU space—i.e., there is no alternative to go to an ICU. (Maybe this is a super unlikely class of scenarios?)