Canadian doctor turns one ventilator into nine with some 'evil genius' DIY mechanics

[Demovictory9]

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-8136299/Doctors-turns-one-ventilator-nine-genius-DIY-mechanics.html

Dr Alain Gauthier, an anesthetist at the Perth and Smiths Falls District Hospital in Ontario, Canada rigged one of the ventilators

He learned how to do it by watching YouTube videos created by two Detroit doctors in 2006

Gauthier's colleague shared photos of the rigged ventilator on Twitter, jokingly calling him an 'evil genius'

[Leghorn21]

1. YES!!!

GREAT, GREAT NEWS

[uppityperson]

2. Problem is you need more staff to monitor each person as the alarms are disconnected

Each person needs a different amount, rate, back pressure and will need to be closely monitored to make sure they are getting adequate oxygenation and not too much pressure which can hurt them.

[WhiteTara]

3. There's never an easy answer to any of this

is there. The cases in our state are doubling every four days. I'm home for a long long time. I feel fortunate that we live in the country and so there are fewer people to infect us and lots of space to walk every day.

[uppityperson]

4. I agree. Any help is better than none but there aren't fast easy answers

And I am glad I live out also.