Efficiency of manual ventilation using the original EMO system.
The efficiency of the Oxford Inflating Bellows for intermittent positive pressure ventilation using a partially closed Heidbrink expiratory valve has been assessed by measuring the arterial carbon dioxide tension (PaCO2) after various intervals of IPPV on eight patients. It was found that satisfactory alveolar ventilation was achieved if a degree of hyperventilation was employed.
D002245:Carbon Dioxide / Q000097:blood; D006801:Humans; D007385:Intermittent Positive-Pressure Ventilation / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000592:standards*; D010313:Partial Pressure; D011175:Positive-Pressure Respiration / Q000592:standards*; D013997:Time Factors; D014835:Volatilization
D002245:Carbon Dioxide