This technique is best classified as which type of ventilation?

This technique is best classified as which type of ventilation?

• A. Manual bag-valve mask ventilation
• B. Endotracheal intubation
• C. Non-invasive ventilation
• D. CPAP

Answer: (A)

Bag-valve mask ventilation is manual positive-pressure ventilation delivered by hand with a self-inflating bag and a face mask. You control each breath by squeezing the bag, delivering breaths in an intermittent, hand-operated way. It’s a noninvasive, manual method often used when a definitive airway hasn’t been secured yet, and it provides immediate respiratory support in emergencies. This differs from endotracheal intubation, which creates an invasive airway for mechanical ventilation, and from non-invasive ventilation or CPAP, which rely on a device to provide continuous (or specific pattern) inspiratory support through a mask rather than breaths delivered manually by the clinician.

Bag-valve mask ventilation is manual positive-pressure ventilation delivered by hand with a self-inflating bag and a face mask. You control each breath by squeezing the bag, delivering breaths in an intermittent, hand-operated way. It’s a noninvasive, manual method often used when a definitive airway hasn’t been secured yet, and it provides immediate respiratory support in emergencies. This differs from endotracheal intubation, which creates an invasive airway for mechanical ventilation, and from non-invasive ventilation or CPAP, which rely on a device to provide continuous (or specific pattern) inspiratory support through a mask rather than breaths delivered manually by the clinician.