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1.2 Lab Activities

1.2 BVM Lab Activity

  1. Explain at least three differences between self-inflating and flow-inflating resuscitation bags. When would one be used over the other?
  2. Using a clear filter, breathe (and have your lab partner give you breaths while you pretend to be apneic) on both the self-inflating and flow -inflating resuscitation bags. Describe how you felt and explain the differences.
  3. In a separate sheet of paper, draw a BVM (See Figure 4[1]) as shown below and label the parts of an adult self-inflating resuscitation bag using this word bank: Face Mask, Inlet Port and Pressure Release Valve, Oxygen Reservoir, Self-inflating Bag, Oxygen Connector Tubing, Expiratory Valve.
    Image showing a ambu bag valve mask
    Figure 4. BVM.

     

  4. Locate a PEEP valve and attach it to an adult self-inflating resuscitation bag. How does it work? When and why would you use it?
  5. In the laboratory classroom, with a lab partner, practice the manual resuscitator competency using an airway manikin.

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