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WHY were the govt shooting to make ANY ventilators that - as @AlisonPittard says - wouldn't be any use? Median time on a vent from #COVID19 is 3-4 days, she tells me. What use hours? /4
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Devices that synchronise with a patients's breathing are much more effective.
AND to be fair, V4 of the spec does emphasise this /8
But no point in building junk - even IF docs were clear they could live without some fancier features. /10
The govt argues that it needed to start somewhere - and didn't want a prohibitively complex spec - but why aim so low? /11
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