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Comment by semi-extrinsic

I've been looking over the designs being put forward in the various places now, and I cannot understand why people aren't just planning to copy the Manley ventilator.

This was the standard ventilator in Europe for decades. It is simple to design, does not even require electricity (mechanical solution driven by air from central compressed air system) so all parts can be sourced locally, and the design has a clinically proven track record.

Here is a video with schematic showing how it works:

https://youtube.com/watch?v=CrUfblki6Zs

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