"""Pocket BVM is a manual emergency ventilator whose purpose is to manually apply positive pressure to a patient’s airways to support ventilation and oxygenation. The modified Pocket BVM incorporates bags and valve assemblies and is intended to provide emergency respiratory support to a patient through a tube inserted into the patient's airway or a face mask. The Pocket BVM device continues to maintain the functionality of existing devices and also has the advantage of small external dimensions (when packed) and light weight. It can be unpacked and made operational in seconds."""
A non-sterile, 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 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 single-use device.
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