Fountains of Wayne’s Adam Schlesinger is hospitalized and on a ventilator after contracting Covid-19

Fountains of Wayne frontman and co-founder Adam Schlesinger has been hospitalized and is on a ventilator after contracting Covid-19 By Sarah Sotoodeh For Dailymail.com Published: 16:08 BST, 31 March 2020 | Updated: 16:11 BST, 31 March 2020 Adam Schlesinger from the band Fountains of Wayne has been hospitalized after contracting Covid-19. The Grammy winner, 52, … Read more

Ventilator that ‘is simple as it gets’ can turn manual face masks into automatic ventilators

What is the coronavirus?  A coronavirus is a type of virus which can cause illness in animals and people. Viruses break into cells inside their host and use them to reproduce itself and disrupt the body’s normal functions. Coronaviruses are named after the Latin word ‘corona’, which means crown, because they are encased by a … Read more

NHS could let TWO coronavirus patients use the same ventilator to boost intensive care capacity

The NHS could allow doctors to hook two patients up to one ventilator if the coronavirus crisis overwhelms hospitals in the UK. Currently the intensive care machines are limited to a one-to-one ratio but if critical care units become stacked with patients this could have to be reconsidered. The risk of infection becomes higher if … Read more

Coronavirus UK: Small engineering company makes ventilator

Family-run engineering company in Wales develop new ventilator in just THREE days to treat coronavirus patients and are manufacturing 100 a day to help battle pandemic Covid Emergency Ventilator was devised with help from a senior NHS consultant Engineers CR Clarke usually design plastic fabrication equipment for industry They were approached by Dr Rhys Thomas … Read more

Girl, 12, is on a ventilator ‘fighting for her life’ after contracting coronavirus

What is the coronavirus?  A coronavirus is a type of virus which can cause illness in animals and people. Viruses break into cells inside their host and use them to reproduce itself and disrupt the body’s normal functions. Coronaviruses are named after the Latin word ‘corona’, which means crown, because they are encased by a … Read more

Doctors turns one ventilator into nine with some genius DIY mechanics

A Canadian doctor has rigged up a ventilator with do-it-yourself mechanics to treat nine patients instead of one. Dr Alain Gauthier, an anesthetist at the Perth and Smiths Falls District Hospital in Ontario, has a PhD in respiratory mechanics   According to CBC News, the physician got the idea after watching YouTube videos created by two … Read more

British experts are developing a ventilator made from off-the-shelf parts amid coronavirus shortage

What is the coronavirus?  A coronavirus is a type of virus which can cause illness in animals and people. Viruses break into cells inside their host and use them to reproduce itself and disrupt the body’s normal functions. Coronaviruses are named after the Latin word ‘corona’, which means crown, because they are encased by a … Read more

3D printer saves Italian coronavirus patients’ lives by making a new valve for a broken ventilator

What is the coronavirus?  A coronavirus is a type of virus which can cause illness in animals and people. Viruses break into cells inside their host and use them to reproduce itself and disrupt the body’s normal functions. Coronaviruses are named after the Latin word ‘corona’, which means crown, because they are encased by a … Read more

Dyson, Honda and JCB could join coronavirus ventilator push

Boris Johnson is gearing up a war-style mobilisation of the state and private firms to help the NHS cope with a wave of coronavirus cases. In a move reminiscent of the scrap metal scheme to build Spitfires, leading manufacturing companies such as JCB and Dyson have been asked to divert resources to building more ventilators.   Health … Read more