Name: 愛瑞卡‧芬科：泛用型麻醉機
Uploaded: 2012-02-02T16:28:27Z
Duration: 11 min 6 s
Description: 如果你正在手術中，電力卻中斷了──沒有燈、沒有氧氣，麻醉氣體也不流動了。全球的醫院常常發生這種情況，讓例行程序變成悲劇。愛瑞卡‧芬科展示解決方法之一：泛用型麻醉機

如果你正在手術中，電力卻中斷了──沒有燈、沒有氧氣，麻醉氣體也不流動了。全球的醫院常常發生這種情況，讓例行程序變成悲劇。愛瑞卡‧芬科展示解決方法之一：泛用型麻醉機

愛瑞卡‧芬科：泛用型麻醉機

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