This would be a great thing for the government to invest in, iterate upon, and stockpile strategically. Even if we can't use them now, it would be good for the

This would be a great thing for the government to invest in, iterate upon, and stockpile strategically. Even if we can't use them now, it would be good for the future. As an alternative to stockpiling, maybe someday it would be nice for the US to establish disaster relief factories, which have raw materials and rapid manufacturing equipment that can be used for a set of products, as needed. Create a set of product designs that share many of the same components and materials, but the products themselves differ in function and in the type of disaster they address. You could have a few teams of machinists and engineers who are paid to make and learn the designs for these disaster relief devices, which would require two weekends a month perhaps. When a disaster happens, you deploy them nearby and they produce the needed items. Also, OMG: "The farmer’s mother and brother took turns, squeezing the device 15 times a minute nonstop for 18 full days and nights, which kept him alive until a mechanical ventilator became available. Thirty days after being admitted to the hospital, the patient recovered enough to be weaned off the ventilator, and two weeks later he was sent home."