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Re:'Pandemic ventilator' could offer solution in potential '... by ars on Sunday March 22, 2020 @03:19AM (#22653307)
Could we build a huge hyperbaric building and place all the patients in there?

Would that accomplish the same goal as a ventilator?

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Re:'Pandemic ventilator' could offer solution in potential '... by dredmorbius on Sunday March 22, 2020 @05:57AM (#22653880)
There's both partial pressure (O2 concentration and overall atmospheric pressure) and repiratory function. Forced-air respirators (most current models) and iron lungs (operating with partial vacuum) both address this mechanism.
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