critical care medicine
How To Do Bag Valve Mask (BVM) Ventilation
Equipment for BVM Ventilation
Gloves, mask, gown, and eye protection (ie, universal precautions) Oropharyngeal airways, nasopharyngeal airways, lubricating ointment Bag-valve apparatus PEEP valve Variably sized ventilation face masks Oxygen source (100% oxygen, 15 L/minute) Nasogastric tube Suctioning apparatus and Yankauer catheter; Magill forceps (if needed to remove easily accessible foreign bodies and patient has no gag reflex) to clear the pharynx as needed Pulse oximeter Capnography equipment 