Home Risk Management/Safety A new Covid-19 problem: Shortages of medicines needed for placing patients on ventilators A new Covid-19 problem: Shortages of medicines needed for placing patients on ventilatorsadmin Apr 02, 2020 0 Comments On top of the overwhelming shortages of medical equipment required to combat Covid-19, there are now signs that medicines needed for patients who are placed on ventilators are also in short supply.