O-Two Mini Ventilation Training Analyzer With Stomach & Lung Simulators

Students being trained in Bag-Valve-Mask ventilation are generally taught to “ventilate until the chest rises”. However studies have shown that the delivery of incorrect rates and volumes (Inadvertent Hyperventilation) is common. Inadvertent Hyperventilation has been shown to cause increased cerebral ischemia, decreased coronary perfusion pressure and gastric insufflations. If the lungs are over-inflated or the delivered flow rate is too high, the high airway pressure generated will cause air to enter the stomach. In real life this can only be seen when the patient’s abdomen distends and/or they begin to vomit. The Mini Ventilation Training Analyzer has been developed to demonstrate the correct ventilation technique when using a Bag-Valve-Mask resuscitator (BVM) and the complications of gastric insufflations associated with incorrect technique. Based on a “normal” adult lung capacity, compliance, airway resistance and lower oesophageal sphincter (LES) pressure, the Mini Ventilation Training Analyzer responds to the student’s squeeze of the BVM like a real patient. If they squeeze the BVM too quickly or forcefully, the high pressure they generate (due to the high air flow from the BVM) will cause air to enter the “stomach” through the calibrated LES. Designed for BVM training at all levels of rescuer - Doctors, Nurses, Respiratory Therapists, Paramedics, EMTs, Fire Fighters, First Responders CPR Instructors and students, the Mini Ventilation Training Analyzer is a unique training tool that teaches real life skills while identifying real life problems. It can also be used for training in the proper use of manually triggered, gas powered resuscitators.