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bucolic_frolic

(43,342 posts) Sat Mar 21, 2020, 04:51 PM Mar 2020

Low-Cost Open Source Ventilator-ish Device

Why not?

Low-Cost Powered Air-Purifying Respirator (PAPR)

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Low-Cost Open Source Ventilator-ish Device (Original Post) bucolic_frolic Mar 2020 OP

Available cilla4progress Mar 2020 #1

In any case a respirator is computer calibrated to pbmus Mar 2020 #2

Nice. The 2nd video PAPR is noteworthy nt intrepidity Mar 2020 #3

K&R ffr Mar 2020 #4

i was wondering if scuba gear could be used for people who were having trouble breathing certainot Mar 2020 #5

There is alway the AMBU bag.. manual respirator mitch96 Mar 2020 #6

cilla4progress

(24,782 posts)

1. Available

Reply to bucolic_frolic (Original post)

Sat Mar 21, 2020, 04:55 PM

Mar 2020

on Amazon?

pbmus

(12,422 posts)

2. In any case a respirator is computer calibrated to

Reply to bucolic_frolic (Original post)

Sat Mar 21, 2020, 05:00 PM

Mar 2020

Control patient breathing....not real difficult to build respirator, more difficult to build computer that controls patient breathing and expertise to set controls...

intrepidity

(7,339 posts)

3. Nice. The 2nd video PAPR is noteworthy nt

Reply to bucolic_frolic (Original post)

Sat Mar 21, 2020, 05:15 PM

Mar 2020

ffr

(22,672 posts)

4. K&R

Reply to bucolic_frolic (Original post)

Sat Mar 21, 2020, 05:49 PM

Mar 2020

You are wonderful for sharing this!

I love DU!

certainot

(9,090 posts)

5. i was wondering if scuba gear could be used for people who were having trouble breathing

Reply to bucolic_frolic (Original post)

Sat Mar 21, 2020, 05:59 PM

Mar 2020

but didn't need full ventilator - to free up some vents

maybe regulators could be adjusted/modified - there's a lot of that equipment

mitch96

(13,926 posts)

6. There is alway the AMBU bag.. manual respirator

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Sat Mar 21, 2020, 07:14 PM

Mar 2020

Big rubber bag you squeeze air into the lungs of the patient. We used them all the time in the hospital.. ONly problem is your hands get tired.. been there, done that, got the hand cramps..
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