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Ventilators, which existed long before the coronavirus, were on a June version of that list, according to The World Bank.

From Seattle Times • Sep. 11, 2020

With better-resourced countries more likely to score deals, “that’s not great for Africa. … Ventilators are like trying to spot a dodo bird at the moment, literally,” said Stavros Nicolaou, who leads BSA’s efforts.

From Washington Times • Apr. 24, 2020

Ventilators became a symbol in March of the lack of preparedness in the U.S. medical system for the surge in patients suffering from COVID-19, the disease caused by the virus that attacks the lungs.

From Reuters • Apr. 20, 2020

Ventilators, by contrast, pump air through a tube in a patient’s windpipe.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 13, 2020

Before they go into the Wards, to order that they be well cleaned out, and sprinkled with Vinegar, and afterwards fumigated, and aired by opening the Windows, or by Working the Ventilators.

From An Account of the Diseases which were most frequent in the British military hospitals in Germany by Monro, Donald