Performance Assessment of the Bird Products, Corp Bird Avian Portable Ventilator (Military Version) Model 15300 in the Hyperbaric Environment,

Abstract

The Bird Avian Ventilator (BAV), presently used by the USAF Emergency Medical Services as a transport ventilator, has recently been accepted for use on cargo aircraft for USAF aeromedical evacuation. The overall objective was to evaluate the performance of the BAV in the hyperbaric environment. Specific objectives focused on the: 1. Structural integrity of the ventilator during and after exposure to increased atmospheric pressure. 2. Measurement of clinical variables for safe, acceptable limits (breath rate, tidal volume, flow rate, and proximal airway pressure).

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Feb 01, 1997
Accession Number
ADA322574

Entities

People

  • Eugene J. Wall
  • William G. Jackson Jr.

Organizations

  • United States Air Force School of Aerospace Medicine

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical
  • Energy and Power Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Aeromedical Evacuation
  • Air Force
  • Artificial Lungs
  • Barometric Pressure
  • Conversion
  • Environment
  • Health Services
  • Performance Tests
  • Power Supplies
  • Pressure Measurement
  • Respiration
  • Respiratory Physiological Phenomena
  • Standards
  • Structural Integrity
  • Therapy
  • Ventilation
  • Ventilators

Readers

  • Aerospace Engineering
  • Cardiovascular Physiology
  • Trauma or Military Medicine