This book provides a basic clinical guide to the principles and practice of artificial
ventilation both manual and mechanical. It covers the development of artificial ventilation
through the ages and the essential anatomy and physiology behind it. While there are many
detailed texts available on mechanical ventilation they are usually aimed at the hospital
specialist and cover the many complex modes of ventilation used in the hospital setting.This
book covers the basics of airway and ventilation management for non-specialists working in
pre-hospital and emergency medicine. It fulfils the need for a resource that explains simply
and clearly basic respiratory physiology the pathophysiology behind respiratory failure and
the practical aspects of artificial ventilation. This book links the two areas of hospital and
pre-hospital practice together to promote better understanding of artificial ventilation by
medical paramedical and nursing personnel working in different fields of medicine.
