Training Bulletin 40- Disposable BVM's Flashcards
Ambu Spur II sizes include
adult, pediatric, infant/neonate
Ambu Spur II in line carbon dioxide detector color changes are____ _____ and indicate what?
yellow indicates “yes” ventilations are being performed correctly
purple indicates “problem” CO2 is being detected not effective ventilations
NOTE
The in-line carbon dioxide detector color change is from _____to ______ (not _____ to______)
purple to yellow
white to purple
BVMs will be stocked at the stations with a back-up supply at the
Supply and Maintenance Division
There is a small red safety valve near the diaphragm valve assembly included on the small child and infant BVMs. This is a ____ ____ ___, and is used to limit positive pressure, which helps to prevent _____. This should be left in the __ position, which is how it is packaged.
pressure relief port
barotrauma
off
The reservoir bag serves to deliver ____% oxygen at __ lpm. This is the maximum amount of oxygen to the patient, which is similar to the reservoir bag attached to a non-rebreather mask.
100%
15
An ___________” (ETCO2) is contained in a silver foil wrapper, which is packaged with each BVM.
end-tidal carbon dioxide detector
The CO2 detector comes packaged in a silver wrapper, with an ____ ____ printed on the package.
expiration date
Carbon dioxide detectors can be ordered from the ______ ______ ______utilizing normal medical supply ordering procedures.
supply and maintenance
The Ambu Spur II is equipped with a medication syringe port. Since the practice of administration of medications via endotracheal tube has been discontinued, this port shall be left covered and ________________
shall not be used
____ ______shall be used for all intubated patients, as well as for those patients for whom a Combitube has been inserted. Waveform Capnography tracks the carbon dioxide in the patient’s exhaled breath.
waveform capnography
After ___breaths, the ETCO2 color strip should change color from purple to dull yellow. Lack of a color change indicates one of two possibilities:
The ETT has been placed in the ______ or the patient has been down too long to excrete measurable levels of CO2
6
esophagus
the ____ _____ is not a replacement for the use of Waveform Capnography in the intubated patient.
CO2 detector
All resources shall maintain a minimum of ___ of each size BVM on board.
one
There should be __ adult BVMs, ___ pediatric BVMs, and ___ infant BVMs for each ALS resource. There are no MMS Stock Code Numbers for these items. They shall be ordered by size.
5
3
2
