Automated Inflating Resuscitator (AIR): Design and Development of a 3D-Printed Ventilator Prototype and Corresponding Simulation Scenario Based on the Management of a Critical COVID-19 Patient.

3d printing corona virus covid-19 engineering healthcare simulation healthcare technology ppe simulation based medical education ventilation ventilator

Journal

Cureus
ISSN: 2168-8184
Titre abrégé: Cureus
Pays: United States
ID NLM: 101596737

Informations de publication

Date de publication:
11 Jul 2020
Historique:
entrez: 14 8 2020
pubmed: 14 8 2020
medline: 14 8 2020
Statut: epublish

Résumé

Recent surges in COVID-19 cases have generated an urgent global demand for ventilators. This demand has led to the development of numerous low-cost ventilation devices, but there has been less emphasis on training health professionals to use these new devices safely. The aim of this technical report is twofold: first, to describe the design and manufacturing process of the automated inflating resuscitator (AIR), a 3D-printed ventilator training device which operates on the principle of pushing a bag valve mask; second, to present a simulation scenario that can be used for training health professionals how to use this and similar, low-cost, 3D-printed ventilators in the context of ventilator shortages caused by COVID-19. To this end, the AIR was designed in an expedient manner in accordance with basic functionality established by the Medicines and Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency (United Kingdom) for provisional clinical use in light of COVID-19.

Identifiants

pubmed: 32789074
doi: 10.7759/cureus.9134
pmc: PMC7418495
doi:

Types de publication

Journal Article

Langues

eng

Pagination

e9134

Informations de copyright

Copyright © 2020, Gino et al.

Déclaration de conflit d'intérêts

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

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Auteurs

Bruno Gino (B)

Emergency Medicine, Madrecor Hospital, Uberlândia, BRA.
Pre-Hospital, SIATE - Integrated Trauma and Emergency Assistance System, Uberlândia, BRA.

Zhujiang Wang (Z)

Health Sciences, Ontario Tech University, Oshawa, CAN.

Philip d'Entremont (P)

General Medicine, University of Limerick, Limerick, IRL.

Tia S Renouf (TS)

Emergency Medicine, Memorial University of Newfoundland, St. John's, CAN.

Adam Dubrowski (A)

Health Sciences, Ontario Tech University, Oshawa, CAN.

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