Long time lurker, very infrequent poster… butt. Ventilators… ventilators… ventilators. What, exactly, ARE ventilators? What are the components needed to MANUFACTURE ventilators? Why making so many more than we currently need? Open manufacturing in the United States again, with high tech components being made? Get other countries to get used to buying high quality U.S. goods compared to cheap China knock-offs? It is an allegory to our U.S. manufacturing that is on life support and needs this stimulus to make it to the other side, healthy and robust after healing? Very interesting article here… https://derangedphysiology.com/main/cicm-primary-exam/required-reading/respiratory-system/Chapter%20501/basic-components-mechanical
You responded awfully fast for someone to be able to read the entire article. Did you see this part? According to the definition offered by Chatburn, a mechanical ventilator is an automated machine in which
“…energy is transmitted or transformed (by the ventilator’s drive mechanism) in a predetermined manner (by the control circuit) to augment or replace the patient’s muscles in performing the work of breathing.”
This definition must be qualified by mentioning that the mechanical ventilator should be automated.
Hence why I am thinking there is MUCH more going on here than just assisted-breathing machines…
Fuck you, shill