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What is the function of PEEP?
Mar 26 , 2021
PEEP improves oxygenation PEEP, or positive end‐expiratory pressure, it involves keeping a small amount of pressure in the lung at the end of expiration rather than letting it return to atmospheric pressure. This pressure trapped inside the lungs acts as a force pushing outward on the alveoli and holding them open. It increases the volume of gas inside the lung at the end of expiration‐ or increas...
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Complications of using manual ambu bag/bag valve mask/artificial resuscitation bag
Apr 02 , 2021
Complications of using manual ambu bag/bag valve mask/artificial resuscitation bag 1. Easy to hyperventilate patients and limited ability to gauge tidal volumes 2. Unable to gauge lung compliance (cf. a ventilator or Water’s circuit) 3. Poor seal is common if one-handed CE grip is used 4. Gastric distension 5. Aspiration 6. Claustrophobia 7. Exhaled secretions and moisture can result in exhalation...
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How do you know it is time to use am Ambu bag/Manual resuscitator?
Apr 19 , 2021
Manual ventilation most often occurs when the patient's respiratory effort is inadequate. When a patient is not breathing or needs assistance to breathe fully, the Ambu bag is used in place of mouth-to-mouth resuscitation. This might happen in situations such as drowning, cardiac arrest, or a drug overdose. Therefore Ambu bag is very important rescue tool for lifesaver. Want to know how to use the...
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How to do Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR) on baby?
May 08 , 2021
If you think the baby is not breathing: 1.Check to see if the baby will respond to you. Tap the heel of the baby’s foot and call his or her name to see if any responds. 2.If the baby does not respond, call out for someone to call Emergency Number or use your cell phone to call Emergency Number and put it on ‘Speakerphone’ while you start CPR. 3.Turn the baby flat on his/her back on a hard surface....
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Quick Reference for CPR | Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation
May 21 , 2021
Quick Reference for CPR | Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation Step 1: Look for breathing Step 2: If there is no breathing, locate proper hand position and start pushing down on the breastbone. Give 30 compressions. Step 3: Open the baby’s airway using the head lift-chin lift method. Step 4: Place your mouth over the baby’s nose and mouth and start the breathing. Give a breaths. Or you may also use Winne...
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10 things to know to improve pediatric out-of-hospital cardiac arrest survival in your community
May 28 , 2021
Follow these 10 steps when treating pediatric cardiac arrest to save lives. Easy problems have easy answers–complex problems require complex answers. However, in pediatrics, we’ve taken an easy problem and made it unnecessarily complicated. Pediatric resuscitation isn’t that complex (BVM–compressions– Epi), yet over the last 3 decades we’ve been convinced otherwise. Why? Many have focused on one t...
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The Difference Between Adult and Pediatric CPR
Jun 04 , 2021
In a cardiac emergency, all it takes is one person to step forward and decide to take action. This quick thinking can mean the difference between life and death for unresponsive victims. While CPR is a relatively straightforward method that people can learn quickly, it is not one-size-fits-all in the real world. Here is the difference between adult and pediatric CPR. Adult Cardiopulmonary Resuscit...
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Why choose SEBS manual resuscitator over PVC manual resuscitator?
Jun 10 , 2021
First of all, what is a ThermoPlastic Elastomer (TPE)? TPE is the acronim of ThermoPlastic Elastomer. ELASTOMER is a material with "elastic behaviour"; a material which can largely deform when stress is applied and returns to the original shape when the stress is removed. Such elastic behaviour is similar to that one of traditional vulcanized rubber. THERMOPLASTIC is a material that becomes soft a...
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The Ultimate Ambu Bag FAQ
Jun 18 , 2021
How do you check to see that an Ambu bag/artificial resuscitation bag is functioning? There are three quick checks to make sure an bag valve mask is working properly: 1.Squeeze to make sure the BVM self inflates, which indicates the valves are working correctly. 2.Block the patient connection (where the device would enter the patient’s mouth) and attempt to squeeze the bag. The pop-off valve shoul...