Summary of How do ventilators work? - Alex Gendler

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The YouTube video explains how ventilators work and how they are essential during emergencies. Ventilators help people with respiratory problems when the respiratory system can't do it on its own. There are two types of ventilators: positive pressure ventilation and negative pressure ventilation. In the late 19th century, ventilators largely focused on negative pressure, but in the 1960's, positive pressure ventilation became the more popular method because it's lighter and doesn't require as much sedation.

• 00:00:00 The respiratory system is responsible for taking in air and delivering it to the lungs to be breathed in and out. Mechanical ventilators help people with respiratory problems when the respiratory system can't do it on its own. Ventilators come in two types: positive pressure ventilation, which is done non-invasively, and negative pressure ventilation, which is done by putting a person in a tight seal and reducing air pressure. In the late 19th century, ventilators largely focused on negative pressure, which closely approximated natural breathing and provided an even distribution of air in the lungs. However, in the 1960's, positive pressure ventilation became the more popular method because it's lighter and doesn't require as much sedation.
• 00:05:00 This YouTube video explains how ventilators work and how they are essential during emergencies.