(1) TB 40 - Disposable BVM’s Flashcards
The color change indicator designation for the carbon dioxide detector is as follows:
“Yellow = Yes”, meaning ventilations are being performed correctly with good CO2 exchange.
“Purple = Problem”, meaning that no CO2 is being detected, and therefore no effective ventilations are occurring (or else the patient has been down for an extended time).
The in-line carbon dioxide detector color change is from _____ to _____.
PURPLE TO YELLOW
(NOT WHITE TO PURPLE).
Each apparatus should have at least one of each of the three different BVM sizes:
-Adult
-Pediatric
-Infant/neonatal
There is a small red safety valve near the diaphragm valve assembly included on the small child and infant BVMs. This is a pressure relief port, and is used to limit positive pressure, which helps to prevent BAROTRAUMA.
This should be left in the ____ position, which is how it is packaged.
off
The reservoir bag serves to deliver 100% oxygen at ____ lpm.
15 lpm
(If this bag does not inflate, then the oxygen flow from the cylinder needs to be increased.)
True or False?
The CO2 detector is not a replacement for the use of Waveform Capnography in the intubated patient.
True
(Capnography shall be used for ALL intubated patients, as well as for those patients for whom a Combitube has been inserted. THIS WILL CONFIRM SUCCESSFUL INTUBATION.)
All resources shall maintain a minimum of ONE OF EACH SIZE BVM ON-BOARD.
Additional back-ups shall be maintained in quarters for emergency paramedic resources.
For each ALS resource:
____ adult BVMs
____ pediatric BVMs
____ infant BVMs
5 adult
3 pediatric
2 infant