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Figure 5

From: Investigation of non-uniform airflow signal oscillation during high frequency chest compression

Figure 5

The airflow signals measured at the mouth of the subject, the high-pass filtered (HFCC airflow signal) and the low-pass filtered (spontaneous airflow signal) curves. The subject was using HFCC with (a) 5 Hz, (b) 15 Hz, and (c) 21 Hz. Regardless of the frequencies, larger spontaneous airflow signals result in smaller HFCC airflow signals. Since it is difficult to breathe hard during 21 Hz, spontaneous airflow signals in (c) are smaller than in (a) and (b). Phase I is the portion of the inspiration phase when spontaneous airflow signals are greater than the amplitudes of HFCC airflow signals. During phase II, spontaneous airflow signals stay within the amplitudes of HFCC airflow signals. In phase III, expiration begins, and the amplitudes of airflow oscillation decrease to about the amplitudes during phase I. Spontaneous airflow signals get greater to the negative direction than HFCC airflow signals. Finally phase IV, the resting period before inspiration, begins, and the amplitudes of HFCC airflow signals again become greater than spontaneous airflow signals. To emphasize the difference of HFCC airflow signals, phase II were consciously prolonged and they are longer than phase II in fig. 6.

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