• Bhargav Jagdishkumar Shrimali
• Dr. Arun Kumar VN

Mechanical ventilator is a process by which gases are moved into and out of the lungs by means of a ventilator, a machine that delivers a flow of gas to a patient’s airway. The indications for mechanical ventilation includes respiratory arrest, acute lung injury, critical illness and respiratory support following surgery. Intubation, with subsequent mechanical ventilation, is a common life saving intervention in the emergency department. The Drinker and Shaw tank-type ventilator of 1929 was one of the first negative-pressure machines widely used for mechanical ventilation. Better known as the iron lung, this metal cylinder completely engulfed the patient up to the neck. A vacuum pump created negative pressure in the chamber,which resulted in expansion of the patient's chest. This change in chest geometry reduced the intrapulmonary pressure and allowed ambient air to flow into the patient's lungs. When the vacuum was terminated, the negative pressure applied to the chest dropped to zero, and the elastic recoil of the chest and lungs permitted passive exhalation. A critically ill patient presents a major challenge and consequent reward to nursing. The nurse should provide essential individualized care directed towards the survival of the patient. Each individual nurse is accountable to take appropriate measures to save the life of the patient under her care the number of patients on mechanical ventilator is rapidly increasing. These patients may be conscious or unconscious. The nursing staffs have to assist or perform the various activities of living until the patient fully regains consciousness.

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"“A DESCRIPTIVE STUDY TO ASSESS THE KNOWLEDGE REGARDING CARE OF PATIENT ON MECHANICAL VENTILATOR AMONG STAFF NURSES WORKING IN SELECTED HOSPITAL OF NORTH GUJARAT WITH A VIEW TO DEVELOP AN INFORMATION BOOKLET.”", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.12, Issue 1, page no.e463-e469, January-2025, Available :http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR2501460.pdf

"“A DESCRIPTIVE STUDY TO ASSESS THE KNOWLEDGE REGARDING CARE OF PATIENT ON MECHANICAL VENTILATOR AMONG STAFF NURSES WORKING IN SELECTED HOSPITAL OF NORTH GUJARAT WITH A VIEW TO DEVELOP AN INFORMATION BOOKLET.”", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org | UGC and issn Approved), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.12, Issue 1, page no. ppe463-e469, January-2025, Available at : http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR2501460.pdf