Abdominal Pressure Exsufflation Belt

An abdominal pressure exsufflation belt, comprising:

• an abdominal belt configured to be worn by a person about their abdomen;
• a pouch formed in the abdominal belt;
• a bladder in the pouch;
• a reinforcement provided in the abdominal belt to direct pressure from the bladder toward the abdomen of the person wearing the abdominal belt;
• tubing connected between the bladder and an external ventilator, wherein the external ventilator fills the bladder to deliver a force to the abdomen resulting in expiration, followed in sequence by passive inspiration by the person wearing the abdominal belt as the bladder deflates.

A method of treating a breathing condition, comprising:

• providing an abdominal pressure exsufflation belt for wearing about an abdomen of a person;
• connecting the abdominal pressure exsufflation belt to a ventilator device;
• and
• adding air from the ventilator device to a bladder positioned by the abdominal pressure exsufflation belt against the abdomen of the person to a pressure corresponding to an exhaled tidal volume of the person.