2006-11-27 07:59:10 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous in Health ➔ General Health Care ➔ First Aid
A bag-valve-mask is the device that we position over the patient's nose and mouth to force air into the lungs. In some cases, we will endotracheally intubate a patient (put a tube into their windpipe) that will allow us to provide better ventilation for the patient. In this case, we attach the bag-valve device to the endotracheal tube.
In some advanced care situations, we can also attach the endotracheal tube to an automated ventilator (sometimes called a respirator). There are a few variations of these devices, but they all work on basically the same principal - they force air into the patient's lungs, then allow the patient to naturally exhale.
2006-11-27 08:06:21 · answer #1 · answered by firemedicgm 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It's called an Ambu-bag or Bag Valve Mask (BVM) resuscitator and it is used to manually ventilate and provide oxygen.
2006-11-27 16:07:59 · answer #2 · answered by rtkaren1 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It's called an AmbuBag.
2006-11-27 20:33:07 · answer #3 · answered by ace 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
its called a bag-valve-mask.
2006-11-27 16:02:24 · answer #4 · answered by chris f 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
ambu bag is what it is called
2006-11-27 16:07:27 · answer #5 · answered by Honey pot 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋