A system for artificially ventilating an individual, the system comprising: a ventilation device configured for insertion within a respiratory opening of the individual and having a working end for positioning within a body passageway of the individual, the ventilation device having a pressure sensor configured to detect pressure changes within the body passage; the ventilation device having a control system configured for: drawing suction through a first lumen in the ventilation device to induce collapse of the body passageway and maintaining the suction for a period of time, monitoring a fluid parameter to determine whether the body passageway collapses; automatically ventilating the individual by automatically ventilating the individual through a second lumen upon detecting collapse of the body passageway and maintaining suction during ventilating to maintain the collapse of the body passageway where an opening of the second lumen is proximal to an opening of the first lumen; and automatically ventilating the individual through the first lumen upon failure to detect collapse of the body passageway; and delivering a bolus of air during the automatically ventilating of the individual at a first timing; characterised in that the control system is further configured for: measuring a condition of a thoracic cavity to determine a pressure change in the thoracic cavity using the sensor; and altering a timing of the delivery of the bolus of air during the automatically ventilating of the individual upon detecting the pressure change in the thoracic cavity. a ventilation device configured for insertion within a respiratory opening of the individual and having a working end for positioning within a body passageway of the individual, the ventilation device having a pressure sensor configured to detect pressure changes within the body passage; the ventilation device having a control system configured for: drawing suction through a first lumen in the ventilation device to induce collapse of the body passageway and maintaining the suction for a period of time, monitoring a fluid parameter to determine whether the body passageway collapses; automatically ventilating the individual by automatically ventilating the individual through a second lumen upon detecting collapse of the body passageway and maintaining suction during ventilating to maintain the collapse of the body passageway where an opening of the second lumen is proximal to an opening of the first lumen; and automatically ventilating the individual through the first lumen upon failure to detect collapse of the body passageway; and delivering a bolus of air during the automatically ventilating of the individual at a first timing; characterised in that the control system is further configured for: measuring a condition of a thoracic cavity to determine a pressure change in the thoracic cavity using the sensor; and altering a timing of the delivery of the bolus of air during the automatically ventilating of the individual upon detecting the pressure change in the thoracic cavity. drawing suction through a first lumen in the ventilation device to induce collapse of the body passageway and maintaining the suction for a period of time, monitoring a fluid parameter to determine whether the body passageway collapses; automatically ventilating the individual by automatically ventilating the individual through a second lumen upon detecting collapse of the body passageway and maintaining suction during ventilating to maintain the collapse of the body passageway where an opening of the second lumen is proximal to an opening of the first lumen; and automatically ventilating the individual through the first lumen upon failure to detect collapse of the body passageway; and delivering a bolus of air during the automatically ventilating of the individual at a first timing; characterised in that the control system is further configured for: measuring a condition of a thoracic cavity to determine a pressure change in the thoracic cavity using the sensor; and altering a timing of the delivery of the bolus of air during the automatically ventilating of the individual upon detecting the pressure change in the thoracic cavity. measuring a condition of a thoracic cavity to determine a pressure change in the thoracic cavity using the sensor; and altering a timing of the delivery of the bolus of air during the automatically ventilating of the individual upon detecting the pressure change in the thoracic cavity.