The founder of a British company that makes diving equipment has proposed turning grounded planes into hyperbaric chambers for COVID-19 patients needing extra ventilation.
The idea came to Daniel Reynolds because so many patients on ventilators were dying. After talking with experts in the field, Reynolds speculated that planes — which are already capable of adjusting their internal pressure — could be transformed into unique hyperbaric hospitals that could treat multiple patients at a time.
A doctor specializing in hyperbaric therapy called the idea “intriguing.”