Automated Respiratory Gas Analyzer.

Abstract

The equipment consists of a mass spectrometer with several accessories, namely a bloodgas inlet, a respiratory inlet and an ion pump. The purpose of this equipment is to conduct research in defining respiratory and microcirculatory defects in individuals following combat trauma. The failure or impairment of the respiratory system can have subsequent catastrophic effects in reducing tissue oxygenation and in causing circulatory failure.

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Sep 01, 1972
Accession Number
AD0758025

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Analyzers
  • Combat Injuries
  • Communication Equipment
  • Instrumentation
  • Ion Pumps
  • Mass Spectrometers
  • Measuring Instruments
  • Oxygenation
  • Pumps
  • Respiratory System
  • Spectrometers
  • Telemetry Equipment

Readers

  • Cardiovascular Physiology
  • Combustion science or combustion engineering.
  • Research Science/Academic Research