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ventilation
(redirected from Positive pressure ventilation)

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The kitchen, in the ground floor of a threestorey terraced home in the Beaconhill area of the town, was filled with fumes and firefighters had to use a positive pressure ventilation fan to clear the air.
For their patients with high risk for respiratory distress after extubation, the authors use a form of noninvasive positive pressure ventilation (NIPPV) called noninvasive pressure-support ventilation (NPSV).
They used a hose reel and breathing apparatus to deal with the blaze and positive pressure ventilation fans to clear the bus of smoke.
 
 
 
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