Bench tests of simple, handy ventilators for pandemics: Performance, autonomy, and ergonomy

Respiratory Care

Volumn 56, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 751-760

  L'Her, Erwan ^a,b,c   Annie, Roy Rrt ^b  

^a UNIVERSITÉ LAVAL   (Canada)

^b LAVAL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^c BREST UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (France)

Author keywords

Disaster; Emergency; Influenza; Mass casualty event; Mechanical ventilator; Pandemic

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COMPLIANCE (PHYSICAL); CONTROLLED STUDY; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; ERGONOMICS; PHYSICAL RESISTANCE; PRESSURE CYCLED VENTILATOR; QUALITY CONTROL; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; RELIABILITY; TIDAL VOLUME; VENTILATOR; VOLUME CYCLED VENTILATOR;

EID: 79960661485     PISSN: 00201324     EISSN: 19433654     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4187/respcare.00841     Document Type: Article

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