Ability of Caregivers to Provide Ventilation With the SAVe Resuscitator in a Model
Overview
- Phase
- Not Applicable
- Intervention
- Not specified
- Conditions
- Pre-hospital Ventilation
- Sponsor
- University of Cincinnati
- Enrollment
- 30
- Locations
- 1
- Primary Endpoint
- Tidal Volume
- Status
- Completed
- Last Updated
- 13 years ago
Overview
Brief Summary
This study will compare three methods of delivering mechanical ventilation using a test lung. Ventilation will be delivered using (1) a mask held in place by a caregiver, (2) a mask strapped to the model using a securing device, and (3) a supraglottic airway. Endpoints include respiratory rate and tidal volume.
Detailed Description
To evaluate the ability of caregivers to provide adequate ventilation (respiratory rate and tidal volume) in a model of the upper airway and lungs. Ventilation will be delivered while the mask is held in place by the caregiver, with the mask strapped to the model using the securing device provided with the ventilator, and following placement of a supraglottic airway.
Investigators
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria
- •Voluntary participation
- •Nurse, respiratory therapist, or physician
- •involved in the care of patients requiring ventilation and airway management
Exclusion Criteria
- Not provided
Outcomes
Primary Outcomes
Tidal Volume
Time Frame: 10 minutes per technique, for a total of 30 minutes per participant
Nurses, respiratory therapists, and physicians will provide mechanical ventilation to a test instrument using three techniques of airway management. Each participant will ventilate the model using each technique for 10 minutes, in random order. During each period, the breath-to-breath tidal volume, respiratory rate, inspiratory flow, inspiratory time, and airway pressure will be recorded.