Ventilator ‘rationing’ has begun in the UK as only patients with a ‘reasonable certainty’ of survival are to be put on the machines at a London hospital. The UK coronavirus death toll has risen by 209 in 24 hours from 1,019 to 1,228, as infections jumped by 2,483 to 19,522. Machines used to keep patients … Read more
Finally! Government has placed order for 10,000 ventilators to be made by Ford, Airbus and Rolls-Royce in fight against coronavirus Rush to get ventilators into Britain’s hospitals sees car manufacturers pitch in The NHS has little more than 8,000 ventilators at its disposal, says Michael Gove Government expected to announce an order for 10,000 more … Read more
Boris Johnson’s opening words in a coronavirus crisis phone call with Donald Trump were ‘we need ventilators’, the US president has revealed. The Prime Minister has been urging businesses to ramp up production of the life-saving machines, which are desperately lacking in the UK. Mr Trump has invoked Korean War-era legislation to order the General … Read more
State emergency plans to ration ventilators if the coronavirus pandemic worsens are raising thorny ethical questions, as New York considers lotteries for access to the machines and other states contemplate denying them to those with mental disabilities. The White House says that as yet, no one has been denied a ventilator who needed one. But … Read more
Two coronavirus patients in New York City were treated with a new drug ‘fast-tracked’ for HIV and breast cancer – and they went from being on ventilators in the ICU to regular hospital in a matter of days. Based on the results of a small initial trial, biotech firm CytoDyn believes their drug, leronlimab, has … Read more
President Donald Trump said Friday he is using wartime federal authority to force production of up to 100,000 ventilators – less than a day after saying governors were making over-blown estimates of the medical need. Trump made the comment on the ventilator shopping spree just hours after announcing he was invoking the Defense Production Act … Read more
President Donald Trump said Friday he is using wartime federal authority to force production of up to 100,000 ventilators – less than a day after saying governors were making over-blown estimates of the medical need. Trump made the comment on the ventilator shopping spree just hours after announcing he was invoking the Defense Production Act … Read more
New York is converting anesthesia machines to ventilators for coronavirus patients in an attempt to make up for the impending shortage of the life-saving devices, Governor Andrew Cuomo announced Thursday. The state has become the the epicenter of the US epidemic of COVID-19, with more than 37,258 people who have tested positive for the virus. … Read more
The machines that could save your lives: Medical equipment firm ramps up production of ventilators as UK demand surges amid coronavirus pandemic The Government is in need of thousands of ventilators from medical supply firms Companies such as OES in Witney have adapted designs for a speedy process Many other engineering firms are turning to … Read more
The ventilators made from snorkelling masks: Italian engineers make emergency medical gear with 3D-printed valves to help hospitals battle coronavirus A startup firm based in Brescia, in the crisis-hit region of Lombardy, is making the emergency ventilators The crucial part of the equipment is the 3D-printed ‘Venturi valve’ connecting the mask to an oxygen tube … Read more