Ventilators, while not in widespread use in private clinics, are becoming more accessible to the practitioner. There are a number of benefits a ventilator can provide. Aside from maintaining a patient during some surgical procedures which necessitatemechanical ventilation, such as those involving opening the chest cavity, mechanical ventilators are very valuable in many other procedures in which the patient may not be able to ventilate well on its own. It is important to know the basic components and workings of the two most common kinds of mechanical ventilators, the ascending bellows type, and the descending bellows type, and know how to maintain and trouble shoot these systems. Correct knowledge of this equipment can quiet any fears one may have in regards to harming a patient.
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