Forrest Bird
Forrest Bird (1921-2015) was an American aviator, inventor, biomedical engineer and medical doctor: Bird Mark ventilator; BabyBird ventilator
Tag Ventilator
John H. Blease
John Henry Blease (1906 - 1985) British inventor and anaesthetic technician. Blease-Manley ventilator; the Alfo-Blease anaesthetic machine
Roger Manley
Roger Edward Wentworth Manley (1930-1991) was a British inventor, anaesthetist and engineer. Pioneer of the Manley Ventilator and Multivent
Shared ventilation: how to do it if you have to
Dr Simran Kaur Matta explains how to "split" a ventilator so that you can provide shared ventilation to multiple patients if you have to.
Selective Lung Ventilation
Selective Lung Ventilation involves the isolation of one lung from the other allowing independent ventilation. Usually performed with a double lumen tube (DLT); alternatives are the use of a univent tube or an endobronchial blocker
Setting Up a Ventilator
Setting Up a Ventilator
Ideal Helicopter Ventilator
Ideal helicopter ventilator
Auto Triggering of the Ventilator
OVERVIEW CAUSES Flow distortions caused by: -> always consider patient actually breathing! PRESSURE VERSUS FLOW TRIGGERING ASSESSMENT Suspect if Identify cause MANAGEMENT Prevent Auto-triggering VIDEO References and Links