His face contorted with worry, a young casualty doctor sends a desperate message to the world. He has watched over the beds of hundreds of coronavirus patients, and now believes they are dying because of the very treatment that is meant to save them. After being rushed into hospital, they are knocked out by sedatives … Read more
The BBC has donated fully working ventilators from the set of medical drama Holby City to the new Nightingale Hospital in London The corporation shared the news in a tweet, showing workers loading equipment into a van. Holby City executive producer Simon Harper said: ‘We are only too happy to help out and do what … Read more
What is the coronavirus? A coronavirus is a type of virus which can cause illness in animals and people. Viruses break into cells inside their host and use them to reproduce itself and disrupt the body’s normal functions. Coronaviruses are named after the Latin word ‘corona’, which means crown, because they are encased by a … Read more
Disability advocate, 26, with lung disease reveals she’s ‘preparing to die’ because her life won’t be considered a ‘priority’ by doctors deciding who should be given ventilators Lucy Watts, 26, has penned a series of blogs about the casualties of covid-19 Advocate from Essex, suffers a life-limiting condition requiring 24-hour care Fears her life won’t … Read more
Yet another sign of the impact the Covid-19 crisis has had on us is how much talk there is, even among the public, about the number of ventilators at the NHS’s disposal. At the time of writing we have 8,000 to 10,000, but the race is on to get more. Even the Trump administration in … Read more
Defence giant Cobham adapts fighter jet oxygen system technology to build NHS ventilators By Francesca Washtell and Matt Oliver For The Daily Mail Published: 21:51 BST, 6 April 2020 | Updated: 21:51 BST, 6 April 2020 Cobham has become the latest business to join the effort to make ventilators for the NHS. The British defence … Read more
As a critical shortage of ventilators looms, New York Governor Andre Cuomo revealed Friday that the state will begin repurposing BiPAP machines to sustain severely ill coronavirus patients. Last week, the state resorted to converting anesthesia machines to supplement its stockpile of an estimated 6,500 ventilators. Thursday, Cuomo said he wasn’t sure if BiPAP machines … Read more
New York City hospitals will run out of ventilators by Wednesday at the latest, Mayor Bill de Blasio warned on Sunday during his coronavirus briefing. ‘We have bought a few more days here,’ the mayor told reporters at City Hall on Sunday. ‘We believe now we can get to Tuesday or Wednesday with the supplies … Read more
The UK has received 300 ventilators from China to fight coronavirus, Michael Gove said as he estimated 1,000 new machines will be produced per day by next week. A team from University College London working with Mercedes Benz has produced a new non-invasive respirator that has been clinically approved, Mr Gove said in a press … Read more
The NHS will have ‘nowhere near’ enough ventilators to cope with the coronavirus peak over Easter Sunday with only 30 to arrive in the first batch, according to The Guardian. Hospitals across Britain are still 21,825 ventilators short of the estimated 30,000 it will need when the crisis, which has infected over 38,000 Britons, is at … Read more