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littlemissmartypants

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Mon Mar 16, 2020, 05:14 AM Mar 2020

United States Resource Availability for COVID-19

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Supply of mechanical ventilators in U.S. acute care hospitals: Based on a 2009 survey of AHA hospitals, U.S. acute care hospitals are estimated to own approximately 62,000 full-featured mechanical ventilators.7 Approximately 46% of these can be used to ventilate pediatric and neonatal patients. Additionally, some hospitals keep older models for emergency purposes. Older models, which are not full featured but may provide basic functions, add an additional 98,738 ventilators to the U.S. supply.7 The older devices include 22,976 noninvasive ventilators, 32,668 automatic resuscitators, and 8,567 continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) units.
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Much more at the link: https://www.sccm.org/Blog/March-2020/United-States-Resource-Availability-for-COVID-19

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