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TABLE 18-12 Selected Portable Ventilators Suitable for Traveling

Battery
Ventilator Mode Settings Weight/Dimension Alarms

LTV 800 Spontaneous V (50–2000 mL) Internal (1 hr) High/low
T
(Carefusion) Control f (10–100/min) External (3, 4, 9 hrs) pressure
Pediatric use A/C PEEP (0–20 cm Car cigarette lighter Low/depleted
(.5 kg) SIMV H O) adaptor battery
2
Weight (12.9 lbs) Low min vent
3"H 3 10"W 3 12"D Apnea
Power failure
Malfunction
Disconnect
UniVent Eagle A/C V (0–3000 mL) Internal (3 hrs) High/low
T
754 (Impact SIMV f (1–150/min) External (11–15 V) pressure
Instrumentation, CPAP PEEP (1–20 cm Weight (13 lbs) Low battery
Inc.) H O) 8.87"H 3 11.5"W 3 V T
2
4.5"D Power failure
Malfunction
Disconnect

V-Leonardo (Dima Assist V (100–1600 mL) Internal (10 hrs) High/low insp
T
Italia S.r.l.) Control f (5–99/min) External (12 VDC) pressure
A/C PEEP (0–15 cm Weight (20.8 lbs) High exp
SIMV H O) 9.06"H 3 14.96"W 3 pressure
2
13"D Apnea
Low battery
Power failure
Malfunction
LP-10 (Puritan A/C V (100–2000 mL) Internal (1 hr) High/low pres-
T
Bennett) SIMV f (1–20/min or External deep cycle sure
Discontinued in Pressure 22–38/min) (10–20 hrs) Power failure
November 2006 cycle PEEP (n/a) Weight (35 lbs) Malfunction
(some remain in 9.75"H 3 14.5"W 3
use) 13.25"D

Reference: IVUN (2010).
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FAA (http://www.faa.gov/) websites to review the Air Carrier Access Act for people
with disabilities (Accessible Journeys, 2010; IVUN, 2010).

Adjustment of Tidal Volume

When an airplane takes off and ascends to a higher altitude, a lower baromet-
ric pressure causes the gas density to decrease. A lower gas density allows the

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