MECHANICAL VENTILATION BASICS

SUMMARY OF CHANGES

1. Added the Ventway Sparrow POI and Transport Ventilator. Set up and troubleshooting procedures. The Sparrow is added to the SOCOM List of approved ventilators and is becoming more common in the DoD/NATO Forces.
2. Updated definitions on lung compliance.
3. Updated other definitions with recent research support.
4. Updated initial ventilator settings to recognize the Volume or Pressure support modes.
5. Added recommendation on ventilator testing.