Researchers at Worcester Polytechnic Institute are looking to help address a shortage of ventilators during the COVID-19 pandemic by creating designs to turn inexpensive bag valve mask resuscitators ...

Technology from a University of Cincinnati Venture Lab-backed startup could save lives by allowing emergency medical personnel to accurately monitor the life-saving treatment they provide. The ...

BROOKSVILLE, Fla — A local company is working on an invention that it hopes will put a big dent in the shortage of ventilation devices around the nation. AtmosHome is a startup company in Brooksville ...

Preoxygenation with a bag-valve-mask device did not reduce the risk for hypoxemia compared with preoxygenation with a face mask during emergency tracheal intubation in the emergency department (ED) or ...

Bag mask ventilation (BMV) is a method for providing a person with immediate ventilation in an emergency. BMV involves a medical professional manually pumping oxygen into a person’s lungs using a self ...

In a nutshell: Nearly a decade ago, a team of students from MIT developed a mechanical ventilator using a bag valve mask, the kind of manual resuscitation device you might see a first responder use in ...