Keywords: cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR), manikin study, bag-mask ventilation, adult, pediatric, Basic Life Support (BLS) Citation: Borremans G, Geerts A, Coppens M, Christiaens-Leysen E, ...

Among the 401 patients enrolled, the lowest median oxygen saturation was 96 percent in the bag-mask ventilation group as compared to 93 percent in the no-ventilation group. A total of 21 patients ...

A bag valve mask, abbreviated to bvm and sometimes known by the proprietary name ambu bag or generically as a manual resuscitator or "self-inflating bag", is a hand-held device commonly used to ...

The VT Select BVM, from Pulmodyne, is a manual resuscitator with a tactile feedback system designed to help control rate and volume. The bag features a delayed refill valve setting which acts as a ...

A new study is showing that using bag-mask ventilation, squeezing air from a bag into the mouth for 60 seconds to help patients' breathing, improves outcomes and could potentially save lives.

Objectives: Birth asphyxia is a condition where a fetus suffers from lack of oxygen during birth. Intervention by manual ventilation should start within one minute after birth. Bag-mask resuscitators ...

Aim: Bag-mask ventilation (BMV) is often applied during advanced cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR). Lay rescuers usually apply mouth-to-mouth ventilation, which is contraindicated in case of ...