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The Hard Truth About Ventilators
Category: Science & Medicine
Duration: 00:11:24
Publish Date: 2020-04-27 08:00:22
Description: During the pandemic, ventilators have been considered a vital medical tool to treat critically-ill COVID-19 patients. But more and more evidence is suggesting that those who go on a ventilator — don't end up surviving. NPR Science Desk correspondent Jon Hamilton tells us about how these machines work, and how, for patients who do survive, recovery can be a long road.
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