title: [Physical characteristics of devices for artificial respiration].
abstract: Expired air resuscitation forms an essential part of First Aid in patients with respiratory insufficiency. The use of devices should encourage the rescuer to start the measure, make it easier to perform and protect him from a possible transmission of infectious material. 17 devices (mask, tube instruments) were examined in respect of their physical properties (resistance, leakage). None of them fulfilled all the criteria relevant for their use. In most of them changes and modifications seem to be necessary. Mask and tube instruments have definitive disadvantages compared to foil-like adjuncts which are being developed at present.
authors.affiliation: Universitätsklinik für Anästhesiologie Universität Ulm.
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Rossi
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Jäger
authors.forename: F W
authors.initials: FW
authors.lastname: Ahnefeld
mesh_terms: D006801:Humans; D008397:Masks; D012151:Resuscitation / Q000295:instrumentation*; D012122:Ventilators, Mechanical
vernacular_title: Physikalische Charakteristika von Hilfsmitteln zur Atemspende.