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It isn’t that easy to train someone to handle medical emergencies. They don’t typically fall into the same “path”.

As well there’s a technical skill component that takes a while to master due to variations in person-to-person anatomy. Took me about 8-10 real live intubations in life or death emergency situations (not training where I had all the time in the world) to feel comfortable enough to be unsupervised.

If all you needed is something that a person with no training could handle they’d send you home and have a family member care for you.

well it’s a good thing I didn’t suggest that

Aspirin isn't an effective treatment.

what is the treatment then?

Same treatments as usual for pneumonia, acute respiratory distress syndrome, and sepsis.