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http://dx.doi.org/10.5762/KAIS.2020.21.3.420

Development of Novel Assistive Device for Improving Usability of BVM  

Jeon, Gang-Hyun (Department of Mechatronics Engineering, Kangwon National University)
Park, Yong-Jai (Department of Mechatronics Engineering, Kangwon National University)
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Journal of the Korea Academia-Industrial cooperation Society / v.21, no.3, 2020 , pp. 420-426 More about this Journal
Abstract
In this study, an assistive device for BVM (Bag Valve Mask) was developed. When emergencies occur, rescuers must perform artificial respiration within four minutes utilizing suitable BVM. If not, the patient can suffer serious damage within their brain and body systems. The rescuer must execute artificial respiration until the patient arrives at the hospital. In the process of artificial respiration, the rescuer can feel fatigued in their forearm muscles, particularly those who may have smaller hands or weaker muscle strength. Many products have been developed to solve these problems, but these products are difficult to market and commercialize because of their volume, size, and difficulty of use. In this paper, the BVM assistive device that has been previously manufactured was improved, and an attempt was made to devise a new method that reduces the burden on the user. The BVM assistive device can be divided into three-parts: a head part for compressing the air bag, which can control the amount of air; the body part for coupling with BVM; and finally, the handle that can rotate for better use on various postures of patients. Throughout the experiment, the assistive device could inject an equal amount of air into the patients. As a result, the rescuer could feel less fatigue and inject a suitable amount of air to emergency patients during artificial respiration.
Keywords
Ambu Bag; Emergency Rescue; Assistive Device; BVM; Artificial Respiration;
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