BVM - Dr. Bonnie Snyder

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