A ventilator is a type of equipment that is used in the hospital to assist people in breathing when they are unable to do so themselves. The ventilator is attached to a tube placed in the patient's airway so it can deliver breathes into the lungs of the patient.
In the event of a COVID-19 outbreak in an area, about half of all patients who require intensive care will likely need a ventilator to survive, health experts have said.
USA and other countries have estimated the number of expected cases of COVID-19 in the coming weeks and how many ventilators they have available as a nation.
Eventually, individuals and organizations have ordered for the ventilator production company to produce more to offset the deficit and meet the intended demand.
In Ghana, findings have it that we have a woefully inadequate number of ventilators in our hospitals. How do we survive this when the number of cases increase and our hospitals are overwhelmed with patients?
Can we call on government, organisations, churches and individuals, to help with the purchase of ventilators to use in the event that cases flood our hospitals. This may be a step in the right direction which may save a family member.
NB: In the wake of the pandemic, an old priest in an Italian hospital gave up his ventilator so that a younger man could stay alive.
*Please anyone with actual figures on the number of ventilators in our Ghanaian hospitals can help.
Source: Michael Dabi, Facebook
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