Bag Mask Ventillation

Question 1

Difficult Ventelation Assesment (Snoring OBESE Santa

Answer 1

• Overweight
• Beard
• Elderly
• Snoring
• Edentulous

Question 2

Checks for adequate ventilation?

Answer 2

1. Are there bilateral chest movements?
2. Are there breath sounds?
3. Capnography
4. O2 Sats
5. Pallour

Question 3

Steps to take if ventillation is difficult

Answer 3

1. Re-position patient
2. Hold the mask with 2 hands and get assistant to squeeze bag
3. Guedel airway
4. Nasopharyngeal airway
5. Fitting the face to the mask rather than pushing pushing the mask unto the face
6. Different size mask