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# Low Cost Automated Emergency Ventilator Main Page
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This is the wiki for the quick effort to see if we can create a low-cost, automated emergency ventilator for cases where typical ventilators are unavailable and the option would be a device like this or patient death.
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Ideally, this would also provide aerosol filtration for the exhaust.
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## Why
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COVID19's rapid onset has lead to some countries failing to respond before their healthcare systems are overwhelmed, leading to preventable deaths due to a lack of personnel and equipment.
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## Current Ventilation Methods
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* Invasive
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* Noninvasive
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## Path forward
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Ideal to do something noninvasive as invasive requires anesthesia.
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