Electroventilation--a missed opportunity?

"Electroventilation" identifies the many techniques used to produce artificial respiration by the application of trains of stimuli to strategically placed body-surface electrodes. The author reviews the efficacy and safety of electroventilation and traces its history and present status. The theoretical and practical bases for the method are presented, along with numerous examples of its use in man and animals. The article concludes with the indications and contraindications for electroventilation.