Spotlight on Agriculture
CPAP Conversion for COVID
Season 3 Episode 3 | 56m 40sVideo has Closed Captions
See how Auburn engineers turned a CPAP machine into a ventilator for COVID patients.
When COVID-19 began to sweep across the world in early 2020, there was tremendous concern that health systems even in wealthy nations might not have the number of ventilators necessary for all the patients who would need them. See how engineers at Auburn University figured out how to quickly and inexpensively convert a CPAP machine used for treating sleep apnea into a functional ventilator.
Problems playing video? | Closed Captioning Feedback
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Spotlight on Agriculture is a local public television program presented by APT
Spotlight on Agriculture
CPAP Conversion for COVID
Season 3 Episode 3 | 56m 40sVideo has Closed Captions
When COVID-19 began to sweep across the world in early 2020, there was tremendous concern that health systems even in wealthy nations might not have the number of ventilators necessary for all the patients who would need them. See how engineers at Auburn University figured out how to quickly and inexpensively convert a CPAP machine used for treating sleep apnea into a functional ventilator.
Problems playing video? | Closed Captioning Feedback
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