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Ventilator Model Russia Sent to U.S. Blamed For Deadly Fires
- Aventa-M units were involved in two Russian fires in past week
- U.S. hospitals didn’t use them initially due to voltage issues
Emergencies personnel work at the site of a fire at the Saint George hospital in Saint Petersburg on May 12.
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Russian ventilators that may have caused two deadly fires in the last week were the same model that President Vladimir Putin sent the U.S. to help its battle against the coronavirus epidemic.