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Ventilators are devices used by critically ill patients suffering from coronavirus, mechanical ventilation might be the difference between life and death. These devices essentially work by assisting or replacing all respiratory functions, pumping oxygen into the blood for vital organs. As more patients have been admitted to hospital, coronavirus patients have been forced to “compete for ventilators” according to insiders. But could the NHS really run out of its supply?
IMPOSSIBLE CHOICE
Doctors fear being sued for unlawful killing over choosing who will receive Covid treatment as NHS overwhelmed by bug
Updated: 16 Jan 2021, 14:07
DOCTORS fear being sued for unlawful killing if they are forced to chose which Covid patients will receive treatment as the NHS faces being overwhelmed by the deadly bug.
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There is now a shortage of ICU beds with concerns doctors will have to decide which patients will receive access to ventilation as they fight the bug.
And leading healthcare groups have now warned doctors are concerned they face prosecution if they make the life or death decision.
Doctor warns that Covid-19 patients in the ICU are competing for ventilators dailystar.co.uk - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from dailystar.co.uk Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
Hospital staff are told to prepare to ventilate patients manually if oxygen runs low as NHS chiefs warn of nail-biting scenario
Nearly 23,000 beds in England were occupied by coronavirus patients on New Year s Eve – higher than April
Staff at one major London hospital told to prepare to manually ventilate patients using an ambu bag
NHS England data shows critical care demand was last week outstripping extra beds added for Covid crisis
In London, three quarters of ICU wards were 100% full or almost full last week as coronavirus cases surged
Nationwide, there were an average 743 extra ICU beds in December 2020 but 828 extra patients