Re:Open-source “pandemic ventilator”
by evv555 on Saturday February 29, 2020 @06:46PM
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The chance of it being the missing link within a hospital seems large though. I imagine there are more beds then there are ventilators in any given hospital.
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So the plan is to keep one around the house, maintained in good condition, to take with you to the hospital?
No. The current survival stats involve 20% of those infected ending up in ICU. If this was to become a pandemic that would require millions of respirators to maintain that survival rate. Think about that and what "condition" you would accept for a respirator.