An Eastern Ontario anesthetist has tested the modification, which could double or quadruple the capacity of scarce ventilators during a growing COVID-19 pandemic.
It could also prevent a worst-case scenario in which older or sicker patients could be left to die because the capacity of the system becomes overwhelmed by COVID-19.
With the relatively simple adaptation — running two hoses from one ventilator — ventilators that are designed to act as mechanical breathing devices for a single person can be doubled or quadrupled so that more than one person at a time can be hooked up.
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