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Evidence Links Prehospital Use of BVMs to Negative Patient Outcomes
An estimated 15.7 million medical-related 9-1-1 calls are made in the US annually. For calls where a patient is not breathing, EMS personnel typically utilize a bag valve mask (BVM) resuscitator.
BVMs have been the standard of care in the prehospital environment for the last 50 years due to the perception that BVMs are easy to use. However, evidence suggests otherwise, particularly in the high stress prehospital environment.
Properly ventilating a patient with a BVM requires significant...
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- Evidence Links Prehospital Use of BVMs to Negative Patient Outcomes
Press Release • April 23rd, 2012
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- Mass. Army Surgeon Transitions Back to Life in the ER
News • January 29th, 2012
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- NAEMT Supports Act to Transition Veterans Trained in EMS
News • October 25th, 2011
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Article • April 1st, 2010
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