VENTILATOR ALLOCATION GUIDELINES

I. Introduction Influenza pandemics occur with unpredictable frequency and severity. Recent influenza outbreaks, including the emergence of a powerful strain of avian influenza in 2005 and the novel H1N1 pandemic in 2009, have generated concern about the possibility of a severe influenza pandemic.

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