The article is from the WeChat public account: The power of machines (ID: almosthuman2017) , author: Xu Dan
Currently, the number of newly diagnosed patients with new coronary pneumonia exceeds 340,000, and about 10% of critically ill patients are discarded. Combined with first-line treatment, at least 1/3 of the remaining patients need ventilator-assisted oxygen, and only the actual breathing required at present. The machine has exceeded 100,000 units.
But the ventilator is a high-precision medical device, there are not many professional manufacturers, and they are currently in overload operation. According to Reuters, an internal document of the European Union shows that in response to the new crown pneumonia epidemic, the European Union The number of personal protective equipment and other medical equipment required by the country is 10 times that provided by traditional supply chains.
Forcing the situation, the United States, Britain, Italy and other countries are looking for cross-border production capacity, they are focusing on car companies.
However, in the face of such an extremely sophisticated and highly professional equipment as a ventilator, can car companies work across borders?
With the outbreak of the epidemic on a global scale, ventilator has become a “lifesaving aid” that is even shorter than masks.
Currently, the number of newly diagnosed patients with new coronary pneumonia exceeds 340,000, and about 10% of critically ill patients are discarded. Combined with first-line treatment, at least 1/3 of the remaining patients need ventilator-assisted oxygen, and only the actual breathing required at present. The machine has exceeded 100,000 units.
But according to EU internal documents, The current demand for ventilator market is 10 times that provided by traditional supply chain.
In Italy, the worst-hit area, there are currently only about 4,800 ventilators, but the number of infected people is more than 70,000. People with multiple diseases have a mortality rate of over 50%.
The situation in the United Kingdom is not tolerable either