Ventilators are key in the treating the most dire cases of coronavirus. The exponential growth of infections, and the number of patients in respiratory distress, has outpaced the number of ...

TriStar Southern Hills Medical Center recently donated twenty bag valve masks (BVMs) to the police department. The move came after Nolensville police said they saw seen an uptick in medical 911 calls.

For example, if it is an odd-numbered day, EMS personnel may perform SGA, while on even-numbered days, EMS personnel may perform bag valve mask ventilation. We estimate that it will take 5 years to ...

There are three methods that EMS personnel currently use to maintain/restore breathing in children: Bag valve mask ventilation (BVM): paramedics place a tight-fitting mask on top of the face and ...