More dangerous than the virus? Converting manual resuscitators to ventilators

The shortage of respiratory ventilators in the face of the Covid-19 pandemic has lead to numerous efforts aimed at turning hand-operated plastic pouches called bag-valve resuscitators into makeshift ventilators. The resuscitators, also called Ambu bags, are generally on-hand in large quantities. They are designed to be operated by hand, by trained technicians, to inflate patient […] The post More dangerous than the virus? Converting manual resuscitators to ventilators appeared first on Electri...