#mechanical ventilation

A very important part of ventilation is precise calibration of the ventilatory pressure and volume. If the pressure and volume are too low, the patient isn't effectively oxygenated, but if they are too high, they can destroy the lungs. Some types of invasive ventilation are controlled by the ventilation settings, but others give the patient's respiratory system some wiggle room. One type of this kind of ventilation is called synchronized intermittent mandatory ventilation and allows for spontaneous breaths between mandatory breaths. Assist control ventilation is similar in that mandatory breathes are triggered by spontaneous breaths.

Not necessarily, but being on a vent is really stressful and painful. There’s a tube down the person’s throat so it feels like they’re choking, and they’re not controlling their own breathing (certain vent settings provide more control than others), which is genuinely terrifying for most people. If someone is “fighting” the vent because it feels like they’re suffocating, they’re not being helped by it as much as they could be, and that’s a lot of energy wasted. Plus, the vent could be necessary for days or even weeks, and that’s just hella traumatic. To make the experience more comfortable and stop the person fighting the vent, often a combination of sedating, pain relieving, and paralytic medication is given.

C - E CLAMP GRIP for ventilation .

Make a “C” with your thumb and pointe3 finger .

The remaining three fingers should make an “E” around the bottom of the patients jaw .

The C allows you to keep a good seal and ensure adequate chest rise and fall

A "Charlotte Box:" an incubator for premature or sick babies to increase their chances of survival. This design was named after Queen Charlotte's Maternity Hospital, London. 

According to the Science Museum: "It was originally a way to give oxygen to sick babies. However, it was soon used in new special care baby units to transform cots into simple incubators. The outlook for premature babies during the first half of the 20th century was very poor. Survivors often experienced brain damage and intellectual and physical disabilities. New techniques and technologies after the Second World War increased survival rates. These included mechanical ventilation to help newborns breathe, and feeding newborns via tubes directly into their blood vessels. However, the rudimentary heating system in the ‘Charlotte box’ comprised a hot water bottle and thermometer inside the Perspex box. Research and development through the decades saw incubators improve to be able to monitor blood pressure, oxygen levels and lung function."