IS OPTIMAL AMBU(R) VENTILATION OF THE NEW BORN A SIMPLE QUESTION OF FINGER-TOUCH

Insuflation pressures were measured during manual ventilation using a neonatal rebreathing bag (Ambu(R)) on a manikin Maximal insufflation p ressures were greater than that published or given by the manufacturer theoretically limited to 30 cm of water at open valve, and that wathe ver the number of fingers used for the compression of the bag. These r esults indicate that Ambu(R) ventilation, often mandatory for newborn resuscitation, does not simply rely upon the finger-touch of the opera tor and that it always has a risk of baro and/or volotraumatism.