Evaluation of “Real BVM Help” for Improving Manual Ventilation Quality in the Prehospital Setting: A Before-After Manikin Study
Our data demonstrate significant improvements in ventilation rates and volumes when using a ventilation feedback device. This manikin study suggests a ventilation feedback device being beneficial for the use by EMS members, but our findings must be further validated in real-life conditions.
Authors
- Daniel Grassmann (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4995-2163)
- Michael Girsa
- L. Heinrich (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4048-7584)
- Kateřina Valentová (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7714-5350)
- Roman Brock
- Thomas Hamp (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7294-9168)
- Patrick Aigner
- Mario Krammel (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2023-6718)
- Sebastian Schnaubelt (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0057-8200)
- Christoph Veigl (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5556-2970)
- Andrea Kornfehl
- Sabine Heider
- Nikolaus Pagitz
Institutions
- Karl Landsteiner University of Health Sciences (AT)
- Medical University of Vienna (AT)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Open Access Emergency Medicine
- Published
- 2025-09-01
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.2147/oaem.s520921
- Primary Topic
- Cardiac Arrest and Resuscitation
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00