Bag Mask Ventilation
Bag Mask Ventilation
Bag Mask Ventilation
INDICATIONS
To ventilate and oxygenate a patient.
A ventilation face mask may be used
with an oropharyngeal or
nasopharyngeal airway during
spontaneous, assisted, or controlled
ventilation.
CONTRAINDICATIONS
In patients with full stomach, cricoid
pressure must be maintained to
avoid vomiting and aspiration.
Risks
vomiting and aspiration.
EQUIPMENT
Ventilation bags (manual resuscitator) come in 2
types: self-inflating bag and flow-inflating bag.
Ventilation bags used for resuscitation should be self
inflating.
Ventilation bags come in different sizes: infant, child,
and adult.
Face masks come in many sizes.
A ventilation mask consists of a rubber or plastic
body, a standard connecting port, and a rim or face
seal.
Supplemental oxygen can be attached to ventilation
bags to provide oxygen to the patient.
Resuscitation bags
Two types
Flow inflating bag (anesthesia bag)
Self inflating bag
Without Reservoir
With Reservoir
Masks
Cushioned/Non-cushioned
Round/Anatomical shaped
Size 0 or 1
Sizes:
Bag
Adult------1600 ml.
Child-------500 ml.
Infant-------500 ml.
Mask
Adult------Size 4
Child------Size 2
Infant------Size 1
Reservoir
Adult------suitable for 1600 ml. bag
Child / Infant---Suitable for 500 ml. bag
Tubing
Having suitable connectors at both
ends for easy and safe connections.
PATIENT PREPARATION
Sedation may be required before
beginning.
PATIENT POSITIONING
A neutral sniffing position without
hyperextension of the neck is usually
appropriate for infants and toddlers.
Avoid extreme hyperextension in
infants because it may produce airway
obstruction.
In patients with head or neck injuries,
the neck must be maintained in a
neutral position.
ANATOMY REVIEW
The upper airway consists of the oropharynx, the
nasopharynx, and supraglottic structures.
The cricoid cartilage is the first tracheal ring,
located by palpating the prominent horizontal
band inferior to the thyroid cartilage and
cricothyroid membrane.
Cricoid pressure occludes the proximal esophagus
by displacing the cricoid cartilage posteriorly. The
esophagus is compressed between the rigid cricoid
ring and the cervical spine.
PROCEDURE
Sequence
Open the airway via chin lift/jaw thrust maneuver.
Seal the mask to the face.
Deliver a tidal volume that makes the chest rise.
MONITORING
Use pulse oximetry to measure
oxygen saturation levels
continuously.
Measure heart rate continuously.
Check blood pressure using a
noninvasive device.
Ensure the chest rises visibly.
COMPLICATIONS
Reduction in cardiac output.
Vomiting and aspiration.
Air trapping, barotrauma, air leak,
and reduced cardiac output can be
caused by excessive tidal volume
and rate in patients with small airway
obstruction (eg, asthma and
bronchiolitis).