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The 2:1 setup was used to save lives after a mass shootings in Las Vegas a few years ago. They paired patiets of similar size, put them on the same ventilator a
by pzlarsson 7y ago
The 2:1 setup was used to save lives after a mass shootings in Las Vegas a few years ago. They paired patiets of similar size, put them on the same ventilator and double the flow rate.
It was mentioned in a blog post by an ER physician linked from hn back then.
- enchiridion 7y agoThe article for the interested. It's a tough but good read. https://epmonthly.com/article/not-heroes-wear-capes-one-las-vegas-ed-saved-hundreds-lives-worst-mass-shooting-u-s-history/ https://epmonthly.com/article/not-heroes-wear-capes-one-las-...