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1 . A system for managing patient ventilation, comprising:

a memory comprising instructions; and

one or more processors configured to, on execution of the instructions, cause the system to perform operations comprising:

receiving ventilator setting data from a plurality of patient ventilators associated with a plurality of patients and outcome data associated with the plurality of patients;

generating a ventilation harm index based on an aggregate of the ventilator setting data from the plurality of patient ventilators and the outcome data, the ventilation harm index including respective harm levels assigned to respective ventilator settings;

receiving, from an authorized client device, a request to remotely access a ventilator;

providing for display at the authorized client device, responsive to the request and based on determining that the authorized client device is authorized for access to the ventilator, a user interface including a display of configuration information for the ventilator, the displayed configuration information including a current mode of operation of the ventilator and one or more ventilator settings affecting a current ventilation of a patient by the ventilator;

receiving a ventilator setting to modify the current ventilation of the patient from the authorized client device;

assigning a level of harm to the received ventilator setting based on comparing the received ventilator setting with the ventilation harm index;

providing a representation of the level of harm for display in the user interface responsive to receiving the ventilator setting; and

receiving an instruction to modify the current ventilation of the patient based on the received ventilator setting and the level of harm.

2 . The system of claim 1 , wherein the operations further comprise:

receiving a plurality of ventilator configurations each including one or more settings for a respective ventilator providing ventilation to a respective patient;

providing the plurality of ventilation configurations to the authorized client device; and

receiving, from the authorized client device, a selection of the ventilator providing the ventilation of the patient,

wherein the ventilator setting to modify the current ventilation of the patient is provided in connection with the selection of the ventilator.

3 . The system of claim 1 , wherein receiving the instruction to modify the current ventilation of the patient based on the received ventilator setting and the level of harm comprises:

requesting, based on the level of harm, a verification of the received ventilator setting before the current ventilation of the patient can be modified based on the received ventilator setting; and

receiving the verification;

wherein the operations further comprise causing the ventilator to modify the current ventilation based on the received ventilator setting when the verification is received.

4 . The system of claim 1 , wherein receiving the instruction to modify the current ventilation of the patient based on the received ventilator setting and the level of harm comprises:

delaying, after receiving the ventilator setting, modification of the current ventilation by a period of time based on the level of harm; and

instructing the ventilator to modify the current ventilation based on the received ventilator setting after the period of time has elapsed in an absence of receiving a cancellation of the received ventilator setting from the authorized client device during the period of time.

5 . The system of claim 1 , wherein the operations further comprise:

receiving an indication of a sensed orientation of the patient;

determining, based on the sensed orientation of the patient, that a current or normal operation of the ventilator should be modified; and

providing, to the authorized client device, a suggested protocol for modifying the current or normal operation of the ventilator based on the sensed orientation.

6 . The system of claim 5 , wherein the suggested protocol includes a notification regarding a need for a suction.

7 . The system of claim 1 , wherein the operations further comprise:

receiving patient information including two or more of symptoms, age, sex, weight, and medication;

determining a suggested ventilation protocol based on comparing the received patient information to the aggregate of the ventilator setting data and the outcome data; and

providing the suggested ventilation protocol to the authorized client device for display in the user interface.

8 . The system of claim 1 ,

wherein the received ventilator setting is a first received ventilator setting, and

wherein receiving the instruction to modify the current ventilation of the patient based on the received ventilator setting and the level of harm comprises:

delaying, after receiving the ventilator setting, modification of the current ventilation by a period of time based on the level of harm; and

receiving a second ventilator setting to modify the current ventilation of the patient from the authorized client device;

wherein the operations further comprise causing the ventilator to modify the current ventilation based on the received second ventilator setting.

9 . The system of claim 1 , wherein receiving the instruction to modify the current ventilation of the patient based on the received ventilator setting and the level of harm comprises:

determining that the level of harm assigned to the received ventilator setting exceeds a threshold level of harm; and

verifying, before modifying the current ventilation of the patient based on-the received ventilator setting, that an identification or login credential at the authorized client device corresponds to a clinician allowed to initiate ventilator settings for which the level of harm exceeds the threshold level of harm.

10 . A method for managing patient ventilation, comprising:

receiving ventilator setting data from a plurality of patient ventilators associated with a plurality of patients and outcome data associated with the plurality of patients;

generating a ventilation harm index for the plurality of ventilator settings based on an aggregate of the ventilator setting data from the plurality of patient ventilators and the outcome data, the ventilation harm index including respective harm levels assigned to respective ventilator settings;

receiving, from an authorized client device, a request to remotely access a ventilator;

providing for display at the authorized client device, responsive to the request and based on determining that the authorized client device is authorized for access to the ventilator, a user interface including a display of configuration information for the ventilator, the displayed configuration information including a current mode of operation of the ventilator and one or more ventilator settings affecting a current ventilation of a patient by the ventilator;

receiving a ventilator setting to modify the current ventilation of the patient from the authorized client device;

assigning a level of harm to the received ventilator setting based on comparing the received ventilator setting with the ventilation harm index;

providing a representation of the level of harm for display in the user interface responsive to receiving the ventilator setting; and

receiving an instruction to modify the current ventilation of the patient based on-the received ventilator setting and the level of harm.

11 . The method of claim 10 , wherein the method further comprises:

receiving a plurality of ventilator configurations each including one or more settings for a respective ventilator providing ventilation to a respective patient;

providing the plurality of ventilator configurations to the authorized client device; and

receiving, from the authorized client device, a selection of the ventilator providing the ventilation of the patient,

wherein the ventilator setting to modify the current ventilation of the patient is provided in connection with the selection of the ventilator.

12 . The method of claim 10 , wherein receiving the instruction to modify the current ventilation of the patient based on the received ventilator setting and the level of harm comprises:

requesting, based on the level of harm, a verification of the received ventilator setting before the current ventilation of the patient can be modified based on the received ventilator setting; and

receiving the verification;

wherein the method further comprises causing the ventilator to modify the current ventilation based on the received ventilator setting when the verification is received.

13 . The method of claim 10 , wherein the method further comprises:

receiving patient information including two or more of symptoms, age, sex, weight, and medication;

determining a suggested ventilation protocol based on comparing the received patient information to the aggregate of the setting data and the outcome data; and

providing the suggested ventilation protocol to the authorized client device for display in the user interface.

14 . The method of claim 10 ,

wherein the received ventilator setting is a first received ventilator setting, and

wherein receiving the instruction to modify the current ventilation of the patient based on the received ventilator setting and the level of harm comprises:

delaying, after receiving the ventilator setting, modification of the current ventilation by a period of time based on the level of harm;

receiving a second ventilator setting to modify the current ventilation of the patient from the authorized client device;

wherein comprises causing the ventilator to modify the current ventilation based on the received second ventilator setting.

15 . The method of claim 10 , wherein receiving the instruction to modify the current ventilation of the patient based on the received ventilator setting and the level of harm comprises:

determining that the level of harm assigned to the received ventilator setting exceeds a threshold level of harm; and

verifying, before modifying the current ventilation of the patient based on-the received ventilator setting, that an identification or login credential at the authorized client device corresponds to a clinician allowed to initiate ventilator settings for which the level of harm exceeds the threshold level of harm.

16 . A non-transitory machine-readable storage medium having instructions stored thereon that, when executed by a machine or computing device, cause the machine or computing device to perform operations for managing patient ventilation, comprising:

receiving ventilator setting data from a plurality of patient ventilators associated with a plurality of patients and outcome data associated with the plurality of patients;

generating a ventilation harm index based on an aggregate of the ventilator setting data and the outcome data from the plurality of patient ventilators, the ventilation harm index including respective harm levels assigned to respective ventilator settings;

receiving, from an authorized client device, a request to remotely access a ventilator;

providing for display at the authorized client device, responsive to the request and based on determining that the authorized client device is authorized for access to the ventilator, a user interface including a display of configuration information for the ventilator, the displayed configuration information including a current mode of operation of the ventilator and one or more ventilator settings affecting a current ventilation of a patient by the ventilator;

receiving a ventilator setting to modify the current ventilation of the patient from the authorized client device;

assigning a level of harm to the received ventilator setting based on comparing the received ventilator setting with the ventilation harm index; providing a representation of the level of harm for display in the user interface responsive to receiving the ventilator setting; and

receiving an instruction to perform a modification of the current ventilation of the patient based on the received ventilator setting and the level of harm.

17 . The non-transitory machine-readable storage medium of claim 16 , wherein the operations further comprise:

receiving a plurality of ventilator configurations each including one or more settings for a respective ventilator providing ventilation to a respective patient;

providing the plurality of ventilator configurations to the authorized client device; and

receiving, from the authorized client device, a selection of the ventilator providing the ventilation of the patient,

wherein the ventilator setting to modify the current ventilation of the patient is provided in connection with the selection of the ventilator.

18 . The non-transitory machine-readable storage medium of claim 16 , wherein receiving the instruction to modify the current ventilation of the patient based on the received ventilator setting and the level of harm comprises:

requesting, based on the level of harm, a verification of the received ventilator setting before the current ventilation of the patient can be modified based on the received ventilator setting; and

receiving the verification;

wherein the operations further comprise causing the ventilator to modify the current ventilation based on the received ventilator setting when the verification is received.

19 . The non-transitory machine-readable storage medium of claim 16 , wherein the operations further comprise:

receiving patient information including two or more of symptoms, age, sex, weight, and medication;

determining a suggested ventilation protocol based on comparing the received patient information to the aggregate of the ventilator setting data and the outcome data; and

providing the suggested ventilation protocol to the authorized client device for display in the user interface.

20 . The non-transitory machine-readable storage medium of claim 16 ,

wherein the received ventilator setting is a first received ventilator setting, and

wherein receiving the instruction to modify the current ventilation of the patient based on the received ventilator setting and the level of harm comprises:

delaying, after receiving the ventilator setting, modification of the current ventilation by a period of time based on the level of harm; and

receiving a second ventilator setting to modify the current ventilation of the patient from the authorized client device;

wherein the operations further comprise causing the ventilator to modify the current ventilation based on the received second ventilator setting.

21 . The non-transitory machine-readable storage medium of claim 16 , wherein receiving the instruction to modify the current ventilation of the patient based on the received ventilator setting and the level of harm comprises:

determining that the level of harm assigned to the received ventilator setting exceeds a threshold level of harm; and

verifying, before modifying the current ventilation of the patient based on-the received ventilator setting, that an identification or login credential at the authorized client device corresponds to a clinician allowed to initiate ventilator settings for which the level of harm exceeds the threshold level of harm.