{"database":"biostudies-literature","file_versions":[],"scores":null,"additional":{"omics_type":["Unknown"],"volume":["69(8)"],"submitter":["Justice JM"],"pubmed_abstract":["<h4>Background</h4>The bag-valve-mask (BVM) or manual resuscitator bag is used as a first-line technique to ventilate patients with respiratory failure. Volume-restricted manual resuscitator bags (eg, pediatric bags) have been suggested to minimize overventilation and associated complications. There are studies that both support and caution against the use of a pediatric resuscitator bag to ventilate an adult patient. In this study, we evaluated the ability of pre-hospital clinicians to adequately ventilate an adult manikin with both an adult- and pediatric-size manual resuscitator bag without the assistance of an advanced airway or airway adjunct device.<h4>Methods</h4>This study was conducted at an international conference in 2022. Conference attendees with pre-hospital health care exper"],"journal":["Respiratory care"],"pagination":["924-930"],"full_dataset_link":["https://www.ebi.ac.uk/biostudies/studies/S-EPMC11298233"],"repository":["biostudies-literature"],"pubmed_title":["Assessment of Ventilation Using Adult and Pediatric Manual Resuscitators in a Simulated Adult Patient."],"pmcid":["PMC11298233"],"pubmed_authors":["Brady MF","Siddiqui S","Stanford N","Slutsky AS","Isennock C","Walker JR","Justice JM","Zamir H"],"additional_accession":[]},"is_claimable":false,"name":"Assessment of Ventilation Using Adult and Pediatric Manual Resuscitators in a Simulated Adult Patient.","description":"<h4>Background</h4>The bag-valve-mask (BVM) or manual resuscitator bag is used as a first-line technique to ventilate patients with respiratory failure. Volume-restricted manual resuscitator bags (eg, pediatric bags) have been suggested to minimize overventilation and associated complications. There are studies that both support and caution against the use of a pediatric resuscitator bag to ventilate an adult patient. In this study, we evaluated the ability of pre-hospital clinicians to adequately ventilate an adult manikin with both an adult- and pediatric-size manual resuscitator bag without the assistance of an advanced airway or airway adjunct device.<h4>Methods</h4>This study was conducted at an international conference in 2022. Conference attendees with pre-hospital health care exper","dates":{"release":"2024-01-01T00:00:00Z","publication":"2024 Jul","modification":"2026-03-17T15:28:24.791Z","creation":"2025-08-16T03:06:50.456Z"},"accession":"S-EPMC11298233","cross_references":{"pubmed":["38688544"],"doi":["10.4187/respcare.11588"]}}