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cord-009774-tqhexzdp	Neyman, Greg	A Single Ventilator for Multiple Simulated Patients to Meet Disaster Surge	2008-06-28		.txt	text/plain	1832	108	47	Results Using readily available plastic tubing set up to minimize dead space volume, the four lung simulators were easily ventilated for 12 hours using one ventilator. In pressure control (set at 25 mm H(2)O), the mean tidal volume was 1,884 mL (approximately 471 mL/lung simulator) with an average minute ventilation of 30.2 L/min (or 7.5 L/min/lung simulator). In volume control (set at 2 L), the mean peak pressure was 28 cm H(2)O and the minute ventilation was 32.5 L/min total (8.1 L/min/lung simulator). While further study is necessary, this pilot study suggests significant potential for the expanded use of a single ventilator during cases of disaster surge involving multiple casualties with respiratory failure. The test lungs were used to simulate one patient each on the modified ventilator circuit. The final configuration was a simulation of four patients on a single ventilator in parallel operation (Figure 3 ).	./cache/cord-009774-tqhexzdp.txt	./txt/cord-009774-tqhexzdp.txt