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Re:Volkswagen explores using 3D printers to produce ventilators by dmix on Saturday March 21, 2020 @12:44PM (#22647778)
There was a conversation recently on HN that I can’t find just now, where an expert claimed a DIY ventilator project will most likely only create a ‘glorified CPAP machine’ and that real hospital ventilators are much more complicated and require specially trained people to use properly, as they can be very dangerous.

Not to dissuade anyone from trying to make open source ones a reality in the long run though...

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Re:Volkswagen explores using 3D printers to produce ventilators by Gravityloss on Saturday March 21, 2020 @01:10PM (#22647974)
CPAP machines are probably still needed more in this pandemic, there will be a lack of them as well, and having more available will save lives. (I'm not a doctor.) AFAIK they've run out of even basic medical oxygen delivery capacity in many places in Italy, which is even simpler than CPAP.
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Re:Volkswagen explores using 3D printers to produce ventilators by inferiorhuman on Saturday March 21, 2020 @04:18PM (#22649666)
real hospital ventilators are much more complicated and require specially trained people to use properly, as they can be very dangerous

This is all quite true, however from the sound of things places like New York City need both ventilators and staff.

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Re:Volkswagen explores using 3D printers to produce ventilators by djdkrkfkgk on Saturday March 21, 2020 @03:50PM (#22649409)
Italians are using CPAP machines for serious (but not critical) cases.
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