AMBU II resuscitator for adults

AMBU II resuscitator for adults

PLEASE NOTE:
Using a resuscitator is not an easy task. The use of this resuscitator is a medically reserved treatment that requires specific training. This action requires a lot of practice and training. Incorrect execution has many risks for the victim. There may also be a risk of contamination of emergency workers due to air leakage past the mask. So make sure that you, as a healthcare professional, are well trained in its use. 

When you need to resuscitate someone, you use ventilation. By resuscitating a victim between resuscitations, you ensure that sufficient oxygen remains in the blood. This is crucial for your organs. You can perform ventilation in various ways. Most people will be familiar with mouth-to-mouth resuscitation. Maybe not even in practice, but they know theoretically how this works. Instead of mouth to mouth resuscitation, other methods are also possible. One of them is a resuscitator. 

What is a resuscitator?

A resuscitator is a very useful and effective means of supporting resuscitation. It is a replacement for mouth-to-mouth resuscitation. Instead of ventilating the victim, place a hood over the victim's mouth and nose. You then provide the victim with oxygen by squeezing the balloon. The balloon is equipped with a valve through which air is automatically sucked in and the air is blown in the right direction.

Using a resuscitator has a number of important advantages. It is not without reason that these balloons are used by many professional emergency responders and emergency responders. It is a hygienic solution. Of course, you would, without hesitation, administer mouth-to-mouth resuscitation to a victim in cardiac arrest. But especially if you don't know the victim, you don't know what risk you may run. The risk of infection cannot be ruled out and the victim may also vomit. With a resuscitator there is no physical contact, so you run no risk in this area.

The benefits of a resuscitator are not only hygienic in nature. By using a resuscitator you can be sure that you deliver the right amount of air every time. You also provide the victim with air with a higher oxygen content than that of your own exhaled breath.

In an ideal scenario, you don't have to resuscitate for long and the victim immediately gets a heartbeat again. In practice, unfortunately, it can often be a lot more difficult and take longer. Fatigue is then lurking. Breathing is certainly strenuous, especially if you have to do it several times. With a resuscitator you don't have to blow, but only squeeze the balloon. This prevents fatigue and ensures that you continue to ventilate a victim properly.

AMBU resuscitation bag

You can purchase an AMBU resuscitator at Arbowinkel.nl. The AMBU II is a disposable resuscitator and therefore only suitable for one-time use. This has to do with the hygiene of the victim. Although a resuscitator is a hygienic solution for the rescuer; When it is used on multiple people, victims run a risk in terms of hygiene.

That is why a resuscitator is basically only suitable for one-time use. However, with such a disposable resuscitator you save lives.