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The Laerdal pocket mask: effects of increasing supplementary oxygen flow
Author(s) -
Thomas A. N.,
Hyatt J.,
Chen J. L.,
Barker S. J.
Publication year - 1992
Publication title -
anaesthesia
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.839
H-Index - 117
eISSN - 1365-2044
pISSN - 0003-2409
DOI - 10.1111/j.1365-2044.1992.tb03201.x
Subject(s) - medicine , oxygen , anesthesia , carbon dioxide , ventilation (architecture) , tidal volume , flow (mathematics) , respiratory system , mechanics , meteorology , chemistry , physics , organic chemistry
Summary To determine the effect of increasing supplementary oxygen flow during ventilation with the Laerdal pocket mask 24 subjects ventilated a modified recording mannikin for four 90 s periods using the mask with oxygen flows of 5 l, 10 l, 15 l and 20 l.min −1 . Oxygen concentration increased and carbon dioxide concentration decreased with increasing oxygen flow. Tidal volume also increased with oxygen flow. The delivered oxygen concentrations were lower than previously reported at all four rates; however, mask function improved with increasing flow up to 20 l.