Tracheostomy and Vent Information

These 2 documents are tools I created for training new Home Health nurses to vents.

I also think these sites may be of help:

Mechanical Ventilation: A Review and Update for Clinicians:
http://www.turner-white.com/pdf/hp_dec99_vent.pdf

An expanded explaination of the different modes, their uses, advantages and disadvantages. http://home.columbus.rr.com/allen/ve...or_weaning.htm

A glossary of "terms commonly associated with ventilators, the community, and respiratory physiology." http://www.ventworld.com/resources/g....asp?GlossID=1

"What is a Ventilator? Part I. The Basic Components and Definitions" http://www.ventworld.com/education/wiav-part1.asp

Chapter 10: Mechanical Ventilation - Part I of III from Pulmonary Physiology in Clinical Practice copyright 1999 by Lawrence Martin MD
http://www.mtsinai.org/pulmonary/boo...gy/chap10a.htm