Helmet Ventilation (IMAGE)

University of Chicago Medical Center

Helmet Ventilation

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The helmet 'confers several advantages,' the authors wrote. It is less likely to leak. This enables the care team to increase air pressure into the helmet, which helps keep the airway and lungs open and improves oxygen levels. It is also more comfortable, and patients can see through it well enough to watch television, talk or read.

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Drs. J.P. Kress and Bhakti Patel

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