Why Can Assessing Respiratory Patients Become Complicated?
Respiratory assessments are complex due to varied symptoms, multiple body systems, and rapid shifts from respiratory distress to failure.
Vintage Manual Ventilation: The 1,500 mL BVM (Bag-Valve-Mask Manual Resuscitator)
Although the device still works as designed, is still in service and being used by well-intentioned clinicians, it should be on the shelf with the Medical Anti-Shock Trousers, LifePak 5 and Biophone. While change is sometimes slow, and healthcare providers can be described as conservatively fixed, lung protective ventilation is the current standard of care.
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