The World Needs Ventilators
See our proposed strategic recommendations on how to ethically respond to the COVID-19 pandemic and increase the world's accessibility to mechanical ventilation.
2-3.4%
expected mortality of COVID-19
880,000
estimated worldwide ventilator deficit
5-10%
of COVID-19 cases will develop severe symptoms requiring ventilation
The authors of this white paper represent a diverse multidisciplinary group of individuals and organizations, including clinicians, ethicists, researchers, health economists, and product developers, who are experienced in socially responsible collaboration to address urgent real-world problems.
Authors
Harvey Hawes, MD, MSc, FRCSC
Abdullah Saleh, MD, FRCSC
David Evans, AB, MD, CM, MSc, FRCSC, FACS
Nancy Paris, MASc, PEng, FEC
Rohith Malya, MD, MSc, FACEP
Joanna Hart, MD, MSHP
Chantalle Grant, MD
Hasan Hamze, MPH
James McKay, MBChB, MSC, FRACS, FCICM
Andrew Sutton, MSc, PhD
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