The Society of Critical Care Medicine estimates up to 960,000 coronavirus patients may need ventilators for life support, the Associated Press reported. Ventilators, which function by blowing air into a patient’s lungs, are an essential treatment for severe cases of Covid-19. Gui Calavanti started the Open Source Ventilator project on Facebook on March 11. The Open Ventilator Project remains open to interested parties, and has a participation request form on its website. Key background: Keogh and his fellow Open Source Ventilator Ireland leader David Pollard primarily work as the cofounders of innovation and design consultancy Sapien Innovation.

Source: Forbes March 18, 2020 11:41 UTC