Laboratory evaluation of the vortran automatic resuscitator model RTM

Respiratory Care

Volumn 52, Issue 12, 2007, Pages 1718-1727

  Babic, Mark D ^d   Chatburn, Robert L ^a   Stoller, James K ^a,b,c  

^a LERNER RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b CLEVELAND CLINIC LERNER COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c Fairview Hospital ^*

^d FAIRVIEW HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Alveolar minute ventilation, continuous spontaneous ventilation; Design of experiments; Disaster; Disaster preparedness; Lung model; Ventilator; Ventilator load

Indexed keywords

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTICLE; DEVICE; EVALUATION; EXPIRED AIR; GAS FLOW; HYPOTHESIS; INSPIRATORY CAPACITY; LUNG COMPLIANCE; LUNG MODEL; LUNG RESISTANCE; LUNG VENTILATION; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; OXYGEN TENSION; PEAK INSPIRATORY FLOW; POSITIVE END EXPIRATORY PRESSURE; RESPIRATORY FAILURE; TIDAL VOLUME; VORTRAN AUTOMATIC RESUSCITATOR; AUDIOVISUAL EQUIPMENT; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; HUMAN; LUNG; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; STANDARD; UNITED STATES; VENTILATOR;

CONTINUOUS POSITIVE AIRWAY PRESSURE; EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; HUMANS; LUNG; MODELS, ANATOMIC; UNITED STATES; VENTILATORS, MECHANICAL;

EID: 40649119705     PISSN: 00201324     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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