Ventilator initiative praised at Kudos Science Excellence Awards
Ventilator initiative praised at Kudos Science Excellence Awards One finalist that shone, placing within the Engineering Science category, was RespiratorNZ and its ventilator initiative. Built by residential neighbours, RespiratorNZ was launched after hearing the country could possibly go into Lockdown, coupled with restricted borders and the potential of overflowing hospital wards lacking necessary equipment like respirators. With only 58 respirators in New Zealand and no way to bring in more once the borders were shut down, the team took an old respirator from the ED department, pulled it ...
Source: idealog.co.nz