Artificial respirators stolen destined for El Salvador and worth up to $ 3 million are recovered by the authorities in the US | News from El Salvador

The authorities assume that the equipment would be used in patients with COVID-19, they have not specified if anyone has been arrested in relation to the case.

US authorities recovered a batch of stolen artificial respirators destined for El Salvador. The value of the devices amounts to 3 million dollars.

According to local media, such as miamiherald.com, the equipment was ready for shipment, the authorities did not specify the place of the discovery. They suppose they would be used in COVID-19 patients.

It has emerged that the theft of the equipment happened at the beginning of this month, the Miami-Dade police, the Broward Sheriff’s Office and the FBI are investigating the criminal act.

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Authorities have not specified whether anyone has been arrested in connection with the case.

The most recent information from the Ministry of Health of El Salvador accounts for 24,420 confirmed cases of COVID-19. The deceased number 654.

In addition, the report mentions that 328 patients are in critical condition, and 781 are serious.

What are respirators?

A ventilator is a machine that breathes for the patient or helps him breathe. Also called a breathing machine or respirator. The fan:

It is connected to a computer with knobs and buttons controlled by a respiratory therapist, a nurse, or a doctor.

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It has tubes that connect to the person through a breathing tube. The breathing tube is placed in the person’s mouth or through an opening through the neck into the windpipe, called a tracheostomy. It is often necessary for those who have to be on the fan for a longer period of time.

Why are they necessary in COVID-19 patients?

Respirators are necessary in the treatment of patients with COVID-19 because it is estimated that approximately 5% end up suffering from the so-called acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS).

ARDS is the excessive inflammatory response (of the lungs) to infection, in this case viral, by coronavirus.

During this condition, the patient’s body creates a kind of membrane in the lungs that oxygen cannot pass through, which naturally causes respiratory failure.

American specialists estimate that of the patients admitted to intensive care units for ARDS, only half survive.

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