Safety and applicability of a pre-stage public access ventilator for trained laypersons: a proof of principle study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Contemporary resuscitation guidelines for basic life support recommend an immediate onset of cardiac compressions in case of cardiac arrest followed by rescue breaths. Effective ventilation is often omitted due to fear of doing harm and fear of infectious diseases. In order to improve ventilation a pre-stage of an automatic respirator was developed for use by laypersons.

Methods

Fifty-two healthy volunteers were ventilated by means of a prototype respirator via a full-face mask in a pilot study. The pre-stage public access ventilator (PAV) consisted of a low-cost self-designed turbine, with sensors for differential pressure, flow, FO₂, FCO₂ and 3-axis acceleration measurement. Sensor outputs were used to control the respirator and to recogniz

SUBMITTER: Fuchs P 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5716260 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature