Pocket mask ventilation: a critical reappraisal.
The pocket mask is a convenient and cost effective method of ventilation when used with the rescuer's lungs and appears to offer a clear advantage in terms of volume delivered during the early treatment of respiratory arrest. Clinical data is needed to confirm the advantage of this device.
D004635:Emergency Medicine; D006801:Humans; D008397:Masks; D012151:Resuscitation / Q000295:instrumentation* / Q000379:methods