New BVM

I was contacted about a new type of ventilation device which I had never heard of before and am now considering getting. The White Pulmonary Resuscitator (WTR), which has the advantages of a pocket mask combined with an oxygen reservoir. I've always stuck to the BVM because of the fear that when using a pocket mask that the patient will cough up vomitus and get me with it. I've never trusted the filters, there has to be some kind of holes in it and to be able to move air as easily as it does they must be pretty big holes. Not worth the risk.

However, it looks like with the WTR that I can keep my mouth a reasonably safe distance from the patient (trust me, you never want to get your face too close to the patient's face- conscious or unconscious) and if an ET tube is in place then CPR can be done with one person (nice advantage). Another advantage is that like the pocket mask, if you are resuscitating a hypothermic patient some heated (from your breath) oxygen is getting to the patient. Core rewarming. I can also operate it two-handed instead of just with one hand like the BVM.

That's what's running through my mind right now. Specs and info can be found at:

http://spaces.msn.com/members/phillydan/

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&db=pubmed&dopt=Abstract&list_uids=1899984

http://www.boundtree.com/

http://www.med-worldwide.com/BT-531206.html