What's the difference between coronavirus ventilators | 合法醫療器材資訊網

2020年4月6日—AmericanAssociationforRespiratoryCarechiefbusinessofficerTimothyR.MyerstoldFOXBusinessthatthewordBiPAPisatradenamefroma ...

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As doctors[2] face a shortage of ventilators that are crucial for treating coronavirus[3] patients with respiratory problems, some hospitals are turning to other ventilation devices[4] to do the same job.

This has sparked a new conversation about the difference between ventilators[5], Continuous positive airway pressure, or CPAP, machines and bi-level respiratory devices known popularly as bi-level positive airway pressure,  BiPAP, machines.

American Association for Respiratory Care chief business officer Timothy R. Myers told FOX Business that the word BiPAP is a trade name from a ventilator company and gets misused all the time. This term should never be used in COVID-19 discussion unless speaking about Medtronics mode on of vent...