Can Altering Grip Technique and Bag Size Optimize Volume Delivered with Bag-Valve-Mask by Emergency Medical Service Providers?
Melissa KrollJyoti DasJeffrey SieglerPublished in: Prehospital emergency care : official journal of the National Association of EMS Physicians and the National Association of State EMS Directors (2018)
The study suggests that it is possible to alter the volume provided by the BVM by altering the grip on the BVM. The tidal volumes recorded with the pediatric BVM were above recommended range in 2 of the 3 grips. The volumes of the pediatric BVM were overall more consistent with lung-protective ventilation volumes when compared to all 3 finger-grips of the adult BVM.