Which of the following statements is true concerning the Bio-Med Crossvent?
a. The battery duration is 4 hours when fully charged.
b. None of the Crossvent models can venti-late infants.
c. Noninvasive ventilation is one of the modes of ventilation.
d. Volume- and pressure-controlled as-sist/control and synchronized intermittent mandatory ventilation are available.
ANS: D
Both volume-targeted and pressure-targeted assist/control and synchronized intermittent manda-tory ventilation are available on this ventilator. The battery duration is 6 hours when fully charged. Infant ventilation is offered by several of the Crossvent models. Noninvasive ventila-tion is not offered by this ventilator.
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