Will poor countries be able to keep up with the demand for ventilators as the COVID-19 epidemic continues to spread?
MIT's new ventilator idea could be exactly what the doctor ordered, especially in poor countries will have no chance of meeting their need for the devices as the pandemic grows.
The design is based on a class project completed by MIT students a decade ago, but now a team at the university has been formed to bring the project to fruition.
The ventilator is based on a kind of pouch called an Ambu-bag, which hospitals would already have a large supply of. These bags are manually operated and are used by doctors temporarily in place of a ventilator.
The idea is simple: the setup works by mechanically squeezing the bag continuously, instead of a person.
MIT warns potential DIYers that the any makeshift device still needs to meet FDA regulations, even though COVID interventions are no longer subject to liability in the US.
Still, I believe that this idea has the potential to save countless lives in countries that can't afford ventilators.
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Bad idea to repost the same post again :)
Thanks, Cwow. Reposted because I didn't know I had to post in the community if I had the tag. I couldn't figure out how to delete the first one.
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You cant delete it, but you can edit it and remove all the content or declind payout then people don't really care :p
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If I post straight on Hive.blog in the community, will it be seen on Peakd? Thanks for all the help.
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It will also be seen on esteem/ecency :D
Thanks, I just installed Peakd and now I can see why people would be annoyed if you posted the same thing twice!
Peakd is amazing. You can also use hiveonboard.com to learn things.
Get keychain that will make your life a lot easier when logging in and such.
But make sure to make a post and use #introsuceyourself tag, that will give you some attention! :D
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