How Long to Read Handbook of Mechanical Ventilation

How Long Does it Take to Read Handbook of Mechanical Ventilation?

It takes the average reader 4 hours and 46 minutes to read Handbook of Mechanical Ventilation by Kumar B Umesh

Assuming a reading speed of 250 words per minute. Learn more

Description

Handbook of Mechanical Ventilation is intended for use by doctors, respiratory therapists, physiotherapists, nurses and paramedical staff, who require a clear, concise yet comprehensive guide to mechanical ventilation and procedures. This is designed to be effective for use in hospital as well as in domiciliary setting. The basic understanding of pulmonary anatomy, physiology and pathophysiology are clearly explained in the book in simple words. Mechanical Ventilation was first described in the 16th century by Vesalius, who used bellows to ventilate a donkey. Advances in mechanical ventilation were encouraged by the 1952 polio epidemic in Copenhagen during which, Lassen organized relays of medical students to ventilate hundreds of patients by hand, for many weeks. Mechanical ventilation is used when natural (spontaneous) breathing is absent (apnea) or is insufficient. This may be so in cases of intoxication, cardiac arrest, neurological disease or head trauma, paralysis of the breathing muscles due to spinal cord injury, or the effect of anesthetic or muscle relaxant drugs. Various pulmonary diseases or chest trauma, cardiac disease such as congestive heart failure, sepsis and shock may also necessitate ventilation. Depending on the situation, mechanical ventilation may be continued for a few minutes or many hours to weeks to, in some rare cases, years. While returning to spontaneous breathing is rarely a problem in routine anesthesia, weaning an intensive care patient from prolonged mechanical ventilation can take weeks or even months. Some patients never adequately regain the ability to breathe and require permanent mechanical ventilation. This is often the case with severe brain injury, spinal cord injury or neurological disease.

How long is Handbook of Mechanical Ventilation?

Handbook of Mechanical Ventilation by Kumar B Umesh is 278 pages long, and a total of 71,724 words.

This makes it 94% the length of the average book. It also has 88% more words than the average book.

How Long Does it Take to Read Handbook of Mechanical Ventilation Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 6 hours and 31 minutes to read Handbook of Mechanical Ventilation aloud.

What Reading Level is Handbook of Mechanical Ventilation?

Handbook of Mechanical Ventilation is suitable for students ages 12 and up.

Note that there may be other factors that effect this rating besides length that are not factored in on this page. This may include things like complex language or sensitive topics not suitable for students of certain ages.

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