The Effects of Ventilation Rate and Characteristics of the Hand on Inspiratory Oxygen Concentration and Tidal Volume During Bag-Value Ventilation.
- Author:
Young Ho JIN
;
Tae Oh JEONG
;
Ji Hun KANG
;
Jae Baek LEE
- Publication Type:Original Article
- MeSH:
Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation;
Hand Strength;
Hand*;
Humans;
Oxygen*;
Respiration;
Respiratory Therapy;
Tidal Volume*;
Transportation of Patients;
Ventilation*;
Volunteers
- From:Journal of the Korean Society of Emergency Medicine
1998;9(1):7-13
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
BACKGROUND: The self-inflating bag-valve resuscitator is an useful breathing support equipment in the cardiopulmonary resuscitation, the transportation of patients who required ventilation assist, or respiratory therapy. The inspiratory oxygen concentration (FiO2) or tidal volume (VT) delivered to the patient depends on various conditions during bag-valve ventilation. METHODS: During bag-valve ventilation without a reservoir at oxygen flow rates of 10 l/min, we evaluated fifty six volunteers to determine the FiO2 and VT at ventilatory frequencies of 10, 12 and 15 cycles per minute and to observe the effect of hand size and grasp power on FiO2 and VT in two-hand compression methods. RESULT: The FiO2 at frequency of 10 cycles/min were 50.1% and it was higher than other ventilatory frequencies. However, the VT was not statistically different among the changes of ventilatory frequency. In the change of VT according to characteristics of the hand, the operator's hand size exerted influence on VT(larger vs. smaller ; 942ml vs. 885ml, p<0.05), but the grasp power of the hand did not significantly affect. Separate analyses with size or grasp power of the hand failed to reveal significant differences of the FiO2. CONCLUSION: The results suggest that a slowing of ventilatory frequency within the allowable ranges for adequate gas exchange increase the FiO2 during bag-valve ventilation without reservoir, and that hand size may exert influence on the VT without FiO2 changes but grasp power may not be a contributing factor to the VT or FiO2 changes.
