Procedure - Bag-Mask Ventilation

Question 1

What are the four grades of mask ventilation?

Answer 1

I: easy to ventilate
II: ventilatable with an OP airway or nasal trumpet
III: requires two people to ventilate
IV: unable to mask ventilate

Question 2

List four signs that you’re bagging effectively.

Answer 2

• Chest rise
• Fog in the mask
• Breath sounds on auscultation
• Positive capnography

Question 3

What is the BONES mnemonic for difficult BVM?

Answer 3

Beard 
Obese
No teeth
Elderly (stiff neck)
Sleep apnea

Question 4

What can help BVM?

Answer 4

An OPA/NPA

Question 5

In an edentulous patient who is not bagging well, what can you try?

Answer 5

Packing their cheeks with gauze to help fill the space that would compress down.