ventilators

Dr Ivan Scrooby standing in front of an anesthetic machine that has a basic ventilator incorporated in the unit. (Photo courtesy of Dr. Scrooby)

The B.C. town that ’MacGyvered’ its way into being ready for COVID-19

How Williams Lake turned four anesthetic machines into ventilators and a flooded space into a negative-pressure isolation unit

Person on ventilation machine in ICU

Ventilator shortages could force ’war-time triage’ at hospitals

An ER doctor describes possible ethical dilemmas Canadian hospitals could face during the COVID-19 pandemic. ’These are going to be very, very tough times, ethically speaking’