As hospitals face worrisome equipment shortages, companies are looking to help them by providing products and technologies that were not, in principle , intended for medical use. This is for example the case with the Easybreath snorkeling mask from Decathlon, the brand of which has offered tens of thousands of copies to hospital departments across Europe. Professor Philippe Juvin, Head of the Emergency Department at Pompidou Hospital, details how it is sometimes used for artificial ventilation, and explains why this surprising object could also be used to protect caregivers.
Diving masks, 3D printing: how do caregivers tinker with the shortage of medical equipment?
2020-04-07T16:09:41.192Z
As hospitals face worrisome equipment shortages, companies are looking to help them by providing products and technologies that were not, in principle, intended for medical use. This is for example the case with the Easybreath snorkeling mask from & nbsp; Decathlon, the brand of which has offered tens of thousands of copies to hospital services across Europe. Professor Philippe Juvin, & nbsp; Head of the Emergency Department at Pompidou Hospital, & nbsp; details how it is sometimes used for artificial ventilation, and explains why this surprising object could also be used to protect caregivers. & nbsp; & nbsp;
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