Will a Ventilator Keep Someone Alive?
Ventilators, Also Known as Life-Support Machines, Won't Cure an Illness, but They Can Keep Patients Alive While They Fight an Infection or Their Body Heals...
Ventilators, also known as life-support machines, won't cure an illness, but they can keep patients alive while they fight an infection or their body heals from an injury.
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.
How does ventilation reduce the risk of getting COVID-19?
When indoors, ventilation mitigation strategies can help reduce viral particle concentration. The lower the concentration, the less likely viral particles can be inhaled into the lungs (potentially lowering the inhaled dose); contact eyes, nose, and mouth; or fall out of the air to accumulate on surfaces.
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