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Review
. 2022 Jan;22(1):5-11.
doi: 10.1016/j.bjae.2021.09.002. Epub 2021 Dec 3.

Facemask ventilation

W P L Bradley  1   2 , C Lyons  3   4
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Review

Facemask ventilation

W P L Bradley et al. BJA Educ. 2022 Jan.
No abstract available

Keywords: airway management; respiration; ventilation.

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Conflict of interest statement

The authors declare that they have no conflicts of interest.

Figures

Figure 1
Fig 1
Force vectors during facemask ventilation. If reading the pdf online, click on the image to view the video.
Figure 2
Fig 2
Hand grip variations during facemask ventilation.
Figure 3
Fig 3
Concord grading scale by Lim and Nielsen. Grade A: ETco2 plateau present; grade B: no plateau, ETco2 ≥10 mmHg; grade C: no plateau, ETco2 <10 mmHg; grade D: no ETco2 obtained.
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