Bag mask ventilation (BMV) is a method for providing a person with immediate ventilation in an emergency. BMV involves a medical professional manually pumping oxygen into a person’s lungs using a self ...

When someone has serious trouble breathing, care providers often use a mask with an attached bag—which has to be manually squeezed—to pump air into the lungs until a patient can be put on an automatic ...

Preoxygenation with a bag-valve-mask device did not reduce the risk for hypoxemia compared with preoxygenation with a face mask during emergency tracheal intubation in the emergency department (ED) or ...

Arizona researchers compared the survival rates in out-of-hospital cardiac arrest patients treated with positive-pressure ventilation (bag-valve mask) vs. passive oxygen flow. Survival was higher ...

The FDA is getting the word out on an ongoing recall of millions of hand-powered bag valve masks, which may not deliver enough oxygen to a patient in need of resuscitation. The disposable emergency ...

BROOKSVILLE, Fla — A local company is working on an invention that it hopes will put a big dent in the shortage of ventilation devices around the nation. AtmosHome is a startup company in Brooksville ...

NOLENSVILLE, Tenn. (WKRN) — In an emergency, every second counts. Nolensville police officers will now have one more tool to help patients when time matters most. TriStar Southern Hills Medical Center ...