Apr 29 2024 46 mins 12
On this month’s episode, we’re joined by Dr. Bonnie Snyder to discuss BVM as well her recently published paper in Resuscitation: Association of small adult ventilation bags with return of spontaneous circulation in out of hospital cardiac arrest.
During the episode, you’ll hear us cover:
There is nothing basic about the BVM - it is not a benign intervention
Rate and volume based on the guidelines
- Consequences of excessive rate/volume
- Consequences of under ventilation
General airway management
- positioning
- suction
- airway adjuncts
- mask seal
- C-E technique
- 2 person technique
- waveform capnography and other real time feedback
- importance of proper volume
- importance of proper pressure
BVM sizing
Dr. Snyder’s study
- research question/impetus
- P-I-C-O
- results
- feedback
- next steps
