BREATHING MACHINE. Medical staff treat a COVID-19 coronavirus patient at a hospital in Wuhan, in China's central Hubei province on March 19, 2020 with a mechanical ventillator. Photo by STR/AFP
MANILA, Philippines – With much-needed test kits expected to arrive in the country this week, the next challenge the country's health care system faces in its battle against the coronavirus disease is increasing its number of life-saving ventilators. Mechanical ventilators, also known as breathing machines or respirators, are among the essential tools used by hospitals in countries like Singapore and Taiwan, which succeeded in minimizing the toll of COVID-19.article"Coronavirus: Why You Must Act Now," noted the importance of these breathing machines during a Rappler Talk Wednesday, March 18.
Pueyo said data shows that success against this raging pandemic hinges on each nation's capacity for intensive care and the number of ventilators it has available.said:"A ventilator is considered a form of life support since it artificially replaces normal lung function. With COVID-19 patients, it’s used until the individual’s lungs heal and can resume their role in regular breathing. Patients on a ventilator are not able to speak or eat, and have to be fed through a tube.
"A ventilator helps a patient breathe by pushing oxygenated air into the lungs and forcing fluid out of their air sacs. The machines also remove carbon dioxide from a patient’s body," the report said.
Please procure more ventilators. Now!!!! Please🙏🙏🙏
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