Could this be a spring miracle?

[PMRpro]

affaritaliani.it/puglia/cor...

I'm sorry this is in Italian - I can't find anything in English and it is a very new report.

Dr Ranieri is a Consulting Professor and Head of Anaesthesiology and Intensive Medicine in Bologna and is very active in research. He and a colleague in Lombardy have developed a device which means a ventilator can be used for 2 patients at the same time. A company in Bologna have made it up and it has been tested successfully. If this is true, the number of ventilators in Italy - and the world - can be doubled within a very short time at a relatively moderate cost.

[Hidden]

Great news. Clever

[Hidden]

As they say "necessity is the mother of invention". Bravo to Dr Ranieri! I pray they now find a vaccine to deadly virus.

[PMRpro Ambassador in reply to Hidden]

That's probably on its way too but not for a year. Next step is repurposed drugs that make a difference.

[Constance13]

Perhaps you heard "several"???

[PMRpro Ambassador]

A 7-way one sounds a recipe for getting mixed up!!! What news programme was it on?

[Robinsnest72 in reply to PMRpro]

What I saw in Canada was a two way respirator

[SheffieldJane]

That is wonderful news!

[alvertta]

A doctor in Perth Ontario has done the same. Brilliant.

[PMRCanada in reply to alvertta]

Yep, same idea here in Ontario, cp24.com/mobile/news/ontari...

[alvertta in reply to PMRCanada]

Smart. We need that.

[Joaclp]

Great opportunity to read Italian, and not the dreary news usual today. I lived in Rome and the Ticino for many years, and then traveled to Italy for my art curator job. I have a soft spot for Italians and have been feeling devastated by accounts from friends. This wasn't meant to be flippant or boasting, just a chance to express my sympathy.

[PMRpro Ambassador]

A link for the Canadian development:

nationalpost.com/pmn/news-p...

[HeronNS in reply to PMRpro]

This is probably a more reader-friendly site: cbc.ca/news/canada/ottawa/p...

It's more of a jury-rigged solution for last resort, I think. But does show how ingenious people can be.

[PMRpro Ambassador in reply to HeronNS]

That's the impression I got - the Italian one had been put into production for the trials so hopefully they will continue it.

[Robinsnest72]

Your hubby is absolutely right as I read it in last nights paper. The patients have to have the same needs. However, the Canadian Doctor got the info from another country

[HeronNS]

Saw this on the news a couple of days ago.

[Jackoh]

Yes I heard this on news- wonderful news!

[Slosh]

Wow that’s great

[PMRpro Ambassador]

Their numbers seem a tad confused though! The guy said for 2 not nine ...