'This is essentially war time medicine': Consultant warns govt to protect supply of ventilators

A respiratory consultant has urged the government to protect the country’s stock of ventilators, many of which are manufactured here.

'This is essentially war time medicine': Consultant warns govt to protect supply of ventilators

A respiratory consultant has urged the government to protect the country’s stock of ventilators, many of which are manufactured here.

“This is essentially war time medicine,” respiratory consultant Dr Oisin O'Connell told RTÉ radio’s Today with Séan O’Rourke show.

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