This book offers all relevant contents of the further training Basic qualification extra-clinical artificial respiration and addresses itself to maintaining and responsible persons, who supply ventilated humans at home or in the nursing home. Learn comprehensive basics about anatomy, pathology and the different ventilation modes and benefit from the authors wealth of experience. Here you can read in an easily understandable and concise manner how to provide your patients or residents with all-round competent care and how to handle the ventilation situation with confidence.