State University of N.Y.-Buffalo: Ventilator Scare Prompts UB-Led Team to Develop Low-Cost Solution
April 23, 2020
April 23, 2020
BUFFALO, New York, April 23 -- The State University of New York Buffalo campus issued the following news release:
Spurred by fears of a shortage of ventilators to treat COVID-19 patients, a University at Buffalo-led research team is developing a low-cost solution using a common medical device.
The device is a resuscitator that health care workers manually squeeze to pump air into the lungs of people struggling to breathe. It's common in ambulances and emergency rooms.
Spurred by fears of a shortage of ventilators to treat COVID-19 patients, a University at Buffalo-led research team is developing a low-cost solution using a common medical device.
The device is a resuscitator that health care workers manually squeeze to pump air into the lungs of people struggling to breathe. It's common in ambulances and emergency rooms.