Manual vs Automated Ventilation with an i-gel® Airway During Short-Haul Helicopter Operations

Key Points

• To evaluate the effectiveness of automated versus manual ventilation using an i-gel® airway during helicopter operations.
• Compared automated and manual ventilation techniques
• Monitored target minute ventilation (MV)
• Evaluated i-gel® airway movement
• Gathered preference ratings from attendants
• Automated ventilation consistently met target MV.
• Automated method minimized movement of the i-gel® airway.
• Attendants preferred the automated ventilation technique.