Mechanical Ventilator Lab Report
Mechanical Ventilator Lab Report
A ventilator is a medical equipment that helps patients who are unable to breathe by themselves or need help maintaining a healthy ventilation. Patients can require better levels of ventilation due to: Asthma, CNS disorders, congenital defects and postoperative conditions. They were first seen in 1927 and known as the iron lung. The iron lung was created by Philp Drinker, it was quite different in a few aspects such as tight metal container that surrounded the entire body except for the patients head.
The first mechanical ventilator we looked at in class was the Bear/Bear1 & 2, it measured the volume of gas that was given to the patient. This machine had low pressure alarms, high pressure alarms, PEEP. The
A ventilator is a medical equipment that helps patients who are unable to breathe by themselves or need help maintaining a healthy ventilation. Patients can require better levels of ventilation due to: Asthma, CNS disorders, congenital defects and postoperative conditions. They were first seen in 1927 and known as the iron lung. The iron lung was created by Philp Drinker, it was quite different in a few aspects such as tight metal container that surrounded the entire body except for the patients head.
The first mechanical ventilator we looked at in class was the Bear/Bear1 & 2, it measured the volume of gas that was given to the patient. This machine had low pressure alarms, high pressure alarms, PEEP. The