The Beginners Guide to Bag Mask Ventilation | Essential tips and tricks to ventilate your patient
ABCs of Anaesthesia · 19 Jun 2022 · 17 min
Summary
A beginner-level tutorial on bag mask ventilation covering anatomy, patient positioning, mask size and grip, airway manoeuvres (jaw thrust, head tilt, chin lift) and adjuncts such as oropharyngeal and nasopharyngeal airways. Delivered from an adult anaesthetic perspective, so the principles transfer but paediatric specifics are not addressed.
Third-party teaching is shown for education. Check it against your unit's guidance.