Automated Inflating Resuscitator (AIR): Design and Development of a 3D-Printed Ventilator Prototype and Corresponding Simulation Scenario Based on the Management of a Critical COVID-19 Patient.
| Autor: | Gino B; Emergency Medicine, Madrecor Hospital, Uberlândia, BRA.; Pre-Hospital, SIATE - Integrated Trauma and Emergency Assistance System, Uberlândia, BRA., Wang Z; Health Sciences, Ontario Tech University, Oshawa, CAN., d'Entremont P; General Medicine, University of Limerick, Limerick, IRL., Renouf TS; Emergency Medicine, Memorial University of Newfoundland, St. John's, CAN., Dubrowski A; Health Sciences, Ontario Tech University, Oshawa, CAN. |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Zdroj: | Cureus [Cureus] 2020 Jul 11; Vol. 12 (7), pp. e9134. Date of Electronic Publication: 2020 Jul 11. |
| DOI: | 10.7759/cureus.9134 |
| Abstrakt: | Recent surges in COVID-19 cases have generated an urgent global demand for ventilators. This demand has led to the development of numerous low-cost ventilation devices, but there has been less emphasis on training health professionals to use these new devices safely. The aim of this technical report is twofold: first, to describe the design and manufacturing process of the automated inflating resuscitator (AIR), a 3D-printed ventilator training device which operates on the principle of pushing a bag valve mask; second, to present a simulation scenario that can be used for training health professionals how to use this and similar, low-cost, 3D-printed ventilators in the context of ventilator shortages caused by COVID-19. To this end, the AIR was designed in an expedient manner in accordance with basic functionality established by the Medicines and Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency (United Kingdom) for provisional clinical use in light of COVID-19. Competing Interests: The authors have declared that no competing interests exist. (Copyright © 2020, Gino et al.) |
| Databáze: | MEDLINE |
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