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Disability, Deadly Discourse, and Collectivity amid Coronavirus (COVID-19)

Scandinavian Journal of Disability Research, 2020
As COVID-19 crosses the globe, disabled people are subject to new medical and discursive realities. Focusing on the consequences of the latter, we utilize news reports from Canada and the UK to argue the current language of pre-existing conditions ...
Thomas Abrams, David Abbott
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Ventilator performances for non-invasive ventilation: a bench study

BMJ Open Respiratory Research
Introduction A wide range of recent ventilators, dedicated or not, is available for non-invasive ventilation (NIV) in respiratory or intensive care units (ICU).
Maxime Patout, Antoine Cuvelier, Fabienne Tamion, Christophe Girault, Elise Artaud-Macari, Christian Caillard, Emeline Fresnel   +6 more
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General Public Preferences for Allocating Scarce Medical Resources During COVID-19

Frontiers in Public Health, 2020
COVID-19 has overwhelmed healthcare systems across the globe with an unprecedented surge in the demand for hospitalizations. Consequently, many hospitals are facing precarious conditions due to limited capacity, especially in the provision of ventilators.
Samir Huseynov, Marco A. Palma, Rodolfo M. Nayga   +2 more
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Intermittent mandatory ventilation with ‘Manley’ ventilators [PDF]

Anaesthesia, 1976
A method is described whereby gas powered, minute volume divider, ventilators may be adapted to provide intermittent mandatory ventilation.
H J, Manson, D G, Ross
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Demand Controlled Ventilation and Classroom Ventilation [PDF]

, 2012
Demand Controlled Ventilation and Classroom Ventilation William J. Fisk, Mark J. Mendell, Molly Davies, Ekaterina Eliseeva, David Faulkner, Tienzen Hong, Douglas P. Sullivan Indoor Environment Group Energy Analysis and Environmental Impacts Department Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory Berkeley, CA 94720 May 2012 This work was supported by the ...
William J. Fisk, Mark J. Mendell, Molly Davies, Ekaterina Eliseeva, David Faulkner, Tienzen Hong, Douglas P. Sullivan   +6 more
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Ventilators types and importance for COVID-19 patients: An updated review article for pharmacists [PDF]

, 2022
Background: The COVID-19 pandemic has underscored the vital role of ventilators in managing severe respiratory failure in patients, particularly those with acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS). As the virus primarily targets the respiratory system,
Alosaimi, ‏Faisal Mohammed, Alshammari, ‏Ibrahim Furih, Alotaibi, Meshal Saeed, Albabtain, Mohammed Ibrahim Suliman, Almusallam, Mohannad Ali, Alharbi, Sultan Sulaiman E, Al Nemer, Azzam Abdullah Rashed, Al Shamry, ‏Mohammed Hamdan, Alamri, ‏Abdulelah Mohammed Mubashir, Alsulaiman, Abdullah Ibrahim, Albishi, ‏Abdullah Abood, Alkhodair, ‏Rawan Fahad, Alharbi, Abdullah Jatil Mohammed, Almutairi, Fayez Mohammed Hubayni, Alshammari, Mohammed Tarish Sulbi, Almzairie, Khalid Ali   +15 more
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Quality of nurses’ communication with mechanically ventilated patients in a cardiac surgery intensive care unit

Investigación y Educación en Enfermería, 2019
Objective. To describe the quality of the relationship between nurses and patients under mechanical ventilation. Methods. This observational study, performed in a cardiac surgery intensive care unit in Iran, selected 10 nurses and 35 patients through ...
Marzieh Momennasab, Mohammadreza Shaker Ardakani, Fereshte Dehghan Rad, Roya Dokoohaki, Reza Dakhesh, Azita Jaberi   +5 more
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GlasVent—The Rapidly Deployable Emergency Ventilator

Global Challenges, 2020
As a result of the novel Coronavirus disease (COVID‐19) outbreak, a surge is witnessed in the demand for mechanical ventilators needed for treating affected patients.
Adamos Christou, Markellos Ntagios, Andrew Hart, Ravinder Dahiya   +3 more
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Frugal Innovation: Enabling Mechanical Ventilation During Coronavirus Disease 2019 Pandemic in Resource-Limited Settings

Critical Care Explorations, 2021
ICUs worldwide are facing resource shortages including increased need for provision of invasive mechanical ventilation during the current coronavirus disease 2019 pandemic.
Chintan Dave, MD, Paul Cameron, MD, John Basmaji, MD, Gordon Campbell, PhD, Edward Buga, MD, Marat Slessarev, MD, PhD   +5 more
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Automatic ventilators

, 2016
Automatic ventilators enable the provision of intermittent positive pressure ventilation (IPPV) to support ventilation in anaesthetized or heavily sedated patients. An automatic ventilator is an invaluable tool that provides repeated, controlled breaths,
Hammond, Richard, Murison, Pamela J., Pamela J. Murison, Richard Hammond   +3 more
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