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BVM for difficulty breathing


benasack2000

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The alternative that I don't really see mentioned, although I could be wrong, is to get a good seal, run 100% O2 with a reservoir and just provide O2 that way...no actual positive pressure. This is often done prior to intubation in the OR and is a good way to give O2 at a higher concentration than with a NRB. This is also tolerated a little better than ventilations usually and requires less sedation.

Add a PEEP valve to the BVM and nasal cannula at 15 L/min and you can deliver real CPAP.

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