> If inspiration pressure set screw is not mechanically fixed and fails open, you will irrevocably damage the individuals lungs and likely kill them. Similarly,

> If inspiration pressure set screw is not mechanically fixed and fails open, you will irrevocably damage the individuals lungs and likely kill them. Similarly, exhalation pressure drop could collapse alveoli and suffocate them Seems like a worthwhile risk to take on a patient that is going to die within minutes of going off a ventilator that is needed for a patient with a better chance of survival. Unfortunately, that's a common scenario playing out in Italy right now.