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# 1.1. Purpose

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**DISCLAIMER**: THE CONTENT DISCUSSED IN THIS DOCUMENT IS FOR THE DESIGN OF A VENTILATOR TO BE USED EXCLUSIVELY BY TRAINED MEDICAL PROFESSIONALS. ATTEMPTING TO USE A VENTILATOR OR ANY SIMILAR DEVICE WITHOUT MEDICAL SUPERVISION CAN RESULT IN DEATH OR PERMANENT DISABILITY.

The purpose of this document is to serve as a guide towards the assessment and evaluation of available ***open source emergency ventilators*** in accordance with the global standards and requirements as disclosed by various healthcare organizations such as 
[Health Canada (HC)](https://www.canada.ca/en/health-canada.html), 
[Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA)](https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/medicines-and-healthcare-products-regulatory-agency), 
[U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA)](https://www.fda.gov/home), 
[Australia’s Therapeutic Goods Administration (TGA)](https://www.tga.gov.au/) 
and open source regulatory organizations such as 
[Open Source Hardware Association (OSHWA)](https://www.oshwa.org/).

This document highlights requirements specific to design, development and use of emergency ventilators to treat patients with COVID-19 respiratory failure. It is a compilation of various open access information databases made available to provide guidance on rapid development of emergency ventilators by institutions such as: 
[Association for the Advancement of Medical Instrumentation (AAMI)](https://www.aami.org/), 
[International Organization for Standardization (ISO)](https://www.iso.org/home.html), 
[International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC)](https://webstore.ansi.org/sdo/IEC?gclid=CjwKCAjw74b7BRA_EiwAF8yHFJ1KAovnCx8vHMdv8dUa1VTEHQ9C8fUGWL4qQL-fNJde4feqWBi-fRoC7V0QAvD_BwE), 
[Medical Equipment Compliance Associates (MECA)](https://60601-1.com/)
etc.

