NHS warning after hospital almost runs out of oxygen while using too many ventilators at once

dailystar.co.uk:

NHS England has warned hospital bosses to "work out limits" after a London hospital ran out of oxygen after using too many ventilators at the same time, to treat coronavirus patients.

The hospital – which has not been named had a large number of ventilators running at the same time sparking fears of an oxygen shortage.

Officials warned that the high use of ventilators could result to pressure drops in hospitals' central oxygen supplies or even lead to them running out, reports Daily Mail.

NHS has written to hospitals advising them to work out limits of how many devices can be used at the same time. This raises questions about hospitals coping with the increasing deliveries of ventilators, to tackle the rising number of coronavirus