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==Overview== | ==Overview== | ||
*simple, life-saving skill that is critical in airway management | |||
*oxygenation and ventilation prior to definitive airway placement | |||
==Indications== | ==Indications== | ||
Revision as of 22:11, 1 September 2015
Overview
- simple, life-saving skill that is critical in airway management
- oxygenation and ventilation prior to definitive airway placement
Indications
- respiratory failure
- pre-oxygenation
- emergent need to oxygenate/ventilate
Contraindications
Difficult BVM (MOANS)
- Mask seal
- Obesity
- Aged
- No teeth
- Stiffness (resistance to ventilation)