What is a ventilator? The 'critical resource' that is in short supply
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A ventilator assists patients who cannot properly breathe on their own by pumping air through a tube that has been inserted into the patient's windpipe.
A ventilator assists patients who cannot properly breathe on their own by pumping air through a tube that has been inserted into the patient's windpipe.
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Online ventilator training addresses COVID-19 clinician shortage - Boston Children's Answers
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New design tackles the ventilator access gap in low income countries
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Doctors fear shortage of drug critical to ventilator treatment for coronavirus - ABC News
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Study Proposes New Guidelines to Design Mechanical Ventilators That Can Work in Low- and Middle-Income Countries - Critical Care - mobile.
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How Hospitals Can Manage Supply Shortages as Demand Surges
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SCCM: Too Few Ventilators, ICU Beds Available for Worst-Case COVID-19 Scenario
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There Aren't Enough Ventilators to Cope With the Coronavirus - The New York Times
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Americans are divided by religion on who should get critical care if there is a shortage of ventilators
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Market Analysis: Ventilators