What is a Ventilator and Why Would You Need One?

Ventilators are breathing machines that help keep your lungs working. It can be a lifesaving machine if you can't breathe properly. Here's what to know.
Ventilators are breathing machines that help keep your lungs working. It can be a lifesaving machine if you can't breathe properly. Here's what to know.

What is a ventilator and how does it work?

What is a ventilator? The 'critical resource' that is in short supply

When a Ventilator Is Necessary

Delayed Recovery of Consciousness Is Common for COVID Patients on Respirators, Newsroom

Watch How This Emergency Ventilator Could Keep Covid-19 Patients Alive, Currents

We need more ventilators. Here's what it will take to get them.

After his wife was put on a ventilator, a husband faced an agonizing decision: Should he do whatever it took for her to wake up?

How does mechanical ventilation work during an operation?

Ventilator Makers Race to Prevent a Possible Shortage

Coronavirus: What are ventilators and why are they important? - BBC News

They Survived The Ventilator. But Why Does Their COVID-19 Coma Persist? : Shots - Health News : NPR

Why some intubated COVID-19 patients may need tracheal reconstruction surgery - Mayo Clinic News Network

Ventilator/Ventilator Support - What to Expect