Why Is a Person on a Ventilator?
Covid-19Common questionHow Does a Ventilator Help Patients with Covid-19? a Ventilator Pumps Air—Usually with Extra Oxygen—into Patients' Airways When They Are...
Common question
How does a ventilator help patients with COVID-19?
A ventilator pumps air—usually with extra oxygen—into patients' airways when they are unable to breathe adequately on their own. If lung function has been severely impaired—due to injury or an illness such as COVID-19—patients may need a ventilator.
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Why might you be placed on a ventilator to treat COVID-19?
When your lungs inhale and exhale air normally, they take in oxygen your cells need to survive and expel carbon dioxide. COVID-19 can inflame your airways and essentially drown your lungs in fluids.
A ventilator mechanically helps pump oxygen into your body.
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