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As I said elsewhere, if you've got $15,000 you can buy one, with support for home use: https://helpmedicalsupplies.com/products/philips-respironics-trilogy-100-
by lcuff 7y ago
As I said elsewhere, if you've got $15,000 you can buy one, with support for home use: https://helpmedicalsupplies.com/products/philips-respironics-trilogy-100-ventilator?variant=9981590077555&gclid=Cj0KCQjwpLfzBRCRARIsAHuj6qUQ3Ke3CQPyPeX5QNeM6B13ypF4r5cBbStVWW8EJhKdkv5algXDZWwaAoN3EALw_wcB https://helpmedicalsupplies.com/products/philips-respironics...
If you were building one yourself, it would take some education. Google 'ventilator induced lung injury' and dive into the complexity. ...
- sigmaprimus 7y agoAhh ok, I confused a "Bag Valve Mask" similar to this one https://www.walmart.com/ip/LINE2design-Adult-BVM-Bag-Valve-Mask-Disposable-Resuscitators-One-Size/942193562 https://www.walmart.com/ip/LINE2design-Adult-BVM-Bag-Valve-M... With the respirator your describing which is a complicated expensive machine. There are several stories of people being kept alive for years using just bag valve masks. https://www.dailymail.co.uk/health/article-2270178/Chinese-man-kept-alive-years-HOMEMADE-ventilator-family-squeeze-18-times-minute.html https://www.dailymail.co.uk/health/article-2270178/Chinese-m... This is a pdf about a project a MIT student worked on in 2010 that automates the squeezing of the bag. https://web.mit.edu/2.75/projects/DMD_2010_Al_Husseini.pdf https://web.mit.edu/2.75/projects/DMD_2010_Al_Husseini.pdf