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Re:Government orders 10k ventilators from Dyson by 6nf on Thursday March 26, 2020 @06:11AM (#22692086)
The ventilator settings they're referring to are basically 2 variables: The number of breaths per minute, and the volume of air pumped for each breath.

As the patient wakes up or goes to sleep etc you may need to adjust the ventilator again so that they're comfortable.

It's just a labour intensive job.

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Re:Government orders 10k ventilators from Dyson by khjklehti on Thursday March 26, 2020 @06:27AM (#22692157)
Could you have something like the pain medication button, where the pacient has an up/down button to tweak the settings?
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Re:Government orders 10k ventilators from Dyson by mantap on Thursday March 26, 2020 @06:56AM (#22692304)
No, not least because the patient is usually paralyzed so that they aren't fighting the ventilator.
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