Manual Resuscitator

Manual Resuscitator

A manual resuscitator bag is used to provide air by hand, if your patient is not breathing. The bag can also be used to give large breaths after suctioning, a trach change or when a ventilator circuit is being changed.

Manual Resuscitator

The bag must always be near your patient in case of an emergency.

Patients who use a breathing machine (ventilator) can use a resuscitator bag:

• If there is a need to disconnect from the ventilatory.

• If there is a power failure.

• If there is a problem with the ventilator.

How to Use the Bag

Before use:

• Squeeze the bag without blocking the connection. The bag should deflate and inflate without trouble. If it doesn’t, check again to be sure it was put together in the right way. Replace any worn parts. Check the bag for leaks before using. Block the part that connects to the patient and squeeze the bag with one hand. If the pressure relief valve doesn’t hold air, check all connections are tight. If there still are problems, use a different bag.

• If your patient needs oxygen, attach tubing from the bag to the oxygen source. Turn the flowmeter to 5-6 liters per minute.

To Bag Your Patient

• Attach the bag (and optional flex tube) to your patient’s trach tube.

• Begin to give your patient breaths by gently squeezing the bag as you watch your patient’s chest rise. How deeply and how fast you squeeze the bag depends on the size of your patient. Your health care team will talk with you about what’s best for your patient. You will have a chance to practice this on a doll, and your patient.

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Manual Resuscitator