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How do ventilators work? | Alex Gendler
How do ventilators work? | Alex Gendler
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5 minutes
Released:
May 21, 2020
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Podcast episode
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In the 16th century, physician Andreas Vesalius described how a suffocating animal could be kept alive by inserting a tube into its trachea and blowing air to inflate its lungs. Today, Vesalius's treatise is recognized as the first description of mechanical ventilation— a crucial practice in modern medicine. So how do our modern ventilators work? Alex Gendler explains the life-saving technology. [Directed by Artrake Studio, narrated by Addison Anderson].
Released:
May 21, 2020
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Podcast episode
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