Ventilators: Why, What, How, When?
Made by UK Paramedics, this video demonstrates how to use the PneuPac ParaPac ventilator.
The Discovery of Negative and Positive Pressure Ventilation – Fast Fact
‘He opened the chest of a live animal and noted that air rushed in and the lungs collapsed, following which the heart stopped’ (Baker, 2016: 3). His experiment was […]
What is Negative Pressure Breathing?
Negative pressure breathing is how we breathe normally, without the aid of bag-valve-masks or mechanical ventilators. This article describes the process and begins a series on breathing and ventilator mechanics.