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		Gravityloss on March 1, 2020 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Open-source “pandemic ventilator” Not a medical professional but the CPAP route sounds more promising to me. Simpler, less risk. What about just oxygen bottles or oxygen enrichment? They have their own dangers though.

kortex on March 1, 2020 [–]

I would imagine in a situation where you need ersatz CPAP, bottled oxygen is harder to come by and/or less affordable.

PSA oxygen generators are simple to construct and provide continuous oxygen as long as you power them.

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