An animated diagram illustrating the general interaction between a <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ventilator" class="extiw" title="w:ventilator">ventilator</a> (a.k.a respirator) and the human <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/respiratory_system" class="extiw" title="w:respiratory system">respiratory system</a> where increasing the air pressure in the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/lungs" class="extiw" title="w:lungs">lungs</a> facilitates the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gas_exchange" class="extiw" title="w:Gas exchange">exchange of gas</a> in the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/pulmonary_alveoli" class="extiw" title="w:pulmonary alveoli">pulmonary alveolus</a> ; a form of <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/mechanical_ventilation" class="extiw" title="w:mechanical ventilation">mechanical ventilation</a>.
Eleanor Lutz
2020-04-01
<p>Tabletop Whale: Explaining ventilators for COVID-19
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