Improving the neonatal mask ventilation skills of non-airway experts using the "Five Breath Method": A simulation study.

ABSTRACT: Trainees in several medical disciplines are expected to achieve competence in neonatal resuscitation. Managing the neonatal airway requires faculties in mask ventilation. Many trainees, however, have limited clinical experience with this skill. An algorithmic method incorporating the steps an airway expert would use for neonatal mask ventilation was designed. The goal of teaching this system, the "Five Breath Method," is to assist trainees with learning and incorporating the steps of neonatal mask ventilation into clinical practice. We hypothesized that for pediatric residents, participating in a teaching session on the Five Breath Method would significantly decrease the time to achieve ventilation ("air entry") in a resuscitation scenario. A pilot study was completed on the Five Breath Me

SUBMITTER: Clebone A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12483298 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature