A hand-operated device designed to provide or assist ventilation in patients who are apnoeic or exhibit inadequate respiration. It typically employs entrained ambient air and includes a large flexible chamber that is hand-ventilated, a gas reservoir, tubing, and a connector for attachment to a mask or endotracheal (ET) tube; oxygen (O2) from an O2 source may also be connected when necessary. It is used by emergency medical services (EMS) in ambulances, intensive care units (ICU), during internal patient transfer, accident and emergency (A&E), mass casualty incidents (MCI), and is generally placed strategically throughout a hospital. This is a reusable device.