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Hi,
I'd like your opinions on the necessity and value of "soft" anesthesia bags in EDs and used by emergency nurses. Your responses will be helpful and useful. Please address whatever you can. {This will be cross-posted to several lists.}
Some things that would be useful to know are
Are they stocked in the ED? In ED but as Difficult airway supplies only? Brought by Anesthesia, or Respiratory Care?
Are they used by Nurses ---or only by EM physicians/mid-levels, Anesthesia, or Respiratory Care?
Are they only used on Neonates, Children, Adults, or full-range?
How do you train new users?
Do you have limitations, e.g., only on intubated patients?
Do you ONLY use self-refilling BVM?
Are they used ONLY in OR, PACU, Neonatal ICU, Critical Care, or Trauma Reception?
Should Nurses be as skilled with them as a BVM? Would you then use them more?
Which clinical situations do you see as them being the preferred device?
Do you use them for transports (with spare BVM)?
Do you use them for transport of NIPPV patients?
Do you use them for CPAP/Assist of fulmanating pulmonary edema patients who are not intubated?
Your answers will be useful and contribute to a decision. All comments, pro or con, are helpful. If you wish to expand on the topic or provide illustrative cases, it is welcome. Your privacy will be respected.
Thank you!
I'd like your opinions on the necessity and value of "soft" anesthesia bags in EDs and used by emergency nurses. Your responses will be helpful and useful. Please address whatever you can. {This will be cross-posted to several lists.}
Some things that would be useful to know are
Are they stocked in the ED? In ED but as Difficult airway supplies only? Brought by Anesthesia, or Respiratory Care?
Are they used by Nurses ---or only by EM physicians/mid-levels, Anesthesia, or Respiratory Care?
Are they only used on Neonates, Children, Adults, or full-range?
How do you train new users?
Do you have limitations, e.g., only on intubated patients?
Do you ONLY use self-refilling BVM?
Are they used ONLY in OR, PACU, Neonatal ICU, Critical Care, or Trauma Reception?
Should Nurses be as skilled with them as a BVM? Would you then use them more?
Which clinical situations do you see as them being the preferred device?
Do you use them for transports (with spare BVM)?
Do you use them for transport of NIPPV patients?
Do you use them for CPAP/Assist of fulmanating pulmonary edema patients who are not intubated?
Your answers will be useful and contribute to a decision. All comments, pro or con, are helpful. If you wish to expand on the topic or provide illustrative cases, it is welcome. Your privacy will be respected.
Thank you!
