| The malfunction of self-inflating bag resuscitator due to mis-assembly: A case report. |
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Deok Kyu Kim, Yu Yil Kim, Ji Sun Yi, Hyung Sun Lim, Dong Chan Kim |
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Department of Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine, Chonbuk National University Medical School, Jeonju, Korea. dckim@chonbuk.ac.kr |
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| Abstract |
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A self-inflating bag resuscitator is universally used to ventilate patients during cardiopulmonary resuscitation and transfer. This device can be reused after sterilization and reassembly, and the mis-assembly of a resuscitator can possibly happen. We report here on a case of mis-assembly of a resuscitator valve that resulted to barotrauma and instability of a patient. |
| Key Words:
malfunction; mis-assembly; self-inflating resuscitator |
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