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Review articles on several major ventilators, along with online articles that are offered with CME

Kansas University Medical Center
School of Allied Health

Puritan-Bennett 7200, 740, 840, MA-1, and InfantStar
Drager Evita 4 and Babylog 8000
Siemens 300A and 900C
Newport E100i
Bear 1000, Bear 3, and Bear Cub
SensorMedics 3100A
Emerson 3 PV
Respironics BiPAP S/T-D
Sechrist IV-100B

Educational resources, including articles, CME, training, and manuals on Puritan-Bennett products.

Puritan-Bennett (Mallinckrodt).
Contact your local representative to ask about obtaining these materials.

Tutorials on ventilators, features, and accessories

Respiratory Product News. Tutorials on

Siemens Servo 300
Puritan-Bennett InfantStar 500 and 950
Draeger APRV
Draeger AutoFlow
TBird VS and VSO2
Novametrix NICO2

Topics on Ventilation (Dräger)

Evolution of Ventilation (Dräger equipment)
BiPAP: Two Steps Forward in Ventilation
AutoFlow (Evita 2 dura and Evita 4)
Automatic Tube Compensation (ATC) and Proportional Pressure Support (PPS)

Introduction to different types of Vents available in the NICU

NICU-WEB. Authors are Peter Tarczy-Hornoch, M.D., Debbie Jones, Berhane Zerom, David Woodrum, MD

Vent tubing diagram

A drawing of the vent tubing that was attached to Michael May's father's PLV-102. He made the drawing to aid nurses in the reassembly of the tubing, which was sometimes a tricky process. Click here to access web site with drawing in various formats and sizes.

The Open Lung Tool, from Siemens

Reprinted text from slide presentation on Siemens' Open Lung Concept®

Newer Modes of Mechanical Ventilation

Timothy Morris, MD. From the Respiratory Care Department at the University of Southern California in San Diego (UCSD)

Overview of Newer Modes of Ventilation

Weavind, L. & Wenker, O. C. Newer Modes Of Ventilation: An Overview. The Internet Journal of Anesthesiology 2000 Vol4N4. Introduces pressure control inverse ratio, APRV, bipap, bi-level (bilevel), and high frequency.

Newer Ventilators

J Newhart, RCP. From the Respiratory Care Department at the University of Southern California in San Diego (UCSD)

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