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In earlier mail, Philip Coetzee said:
> Yes a Sherwood Brut works well (I'm not a shareholder in the
> company :-). I have rigged a S.Brut (octopus - to have 2
> available) to a medical oxygen bottle (we get them with DIN type
> fittings,etc.) for on ship/shore emergency treatment. The reason
> I chose the S.Brut is because it has a "pin" which can depress
> the purge button. If the regulator pressures are reset to
> produce a free-flow (with "pin" depressing the purge button) of
> approx. 13 l/min, the regulator can provide 100% (virtually) O2.
> What for? By inserting a "molded PVC tube" (20mm pipe, approx.
> 60mm length) into the mouthpiece, the mouthpiece can then be
> fitted ("plugged in") to a the face mask of a standard AMBU
> Resuscitator Bag - thus giving the patient free flowing 100% O2.
> This setup thus provides two treatment options: 1) breathing
> directly from the regulator (as per normal demand breathing) and
> 2) breathing from a face mask, supplied by free flowing O2, e.g.
> for unconscious breathing patient, or one that may vomit.
Sounds like an interesting setup. You are using the standard Sherwood
first stage, I presume. How do you keep the O2 from escaping through
the exhaust valve, or do you have to bother?
--
Nick Simicich - njs%scifi.uucp@uu*.uu*.ne* - njs@wa*.ib*.co*
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