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2. Principles and Practices

Automated bag valve mask ventilation unit

My idea for the final project is to build a programmable device that is able to squeeze a bag valve mask.

These masks are typically carried by medical personnel to help get air into the lungs of persons having difficulty breathing on their own. But the masks are difficult to squeeze by hand for more than a few minutes at a time.

The immediate idea is a device that works well enough to keep noncritical COVID-19 patients stable and frees up larger ventilators for more critical patients using really fablab machines

Last update: February 7, 2022