Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

bag valve mask

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.86 in modern English

Syllables
bag -valve -mask
IPA
27
Scrabble Score
12
Letters
3
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A bag used to resuscitate a patient by supplying air or oxygen directly to the trachea and into the lungs.

Inflected Forms

bag valve masks (plural)

Derived Forms

BVM

Frequently Paired Words

to bag bagging IPPB respirator ventilator PPV IPPV NPPV

Synonyms

BVM ambu bag ambubag artificial manual breathing unit AMBU Ambu resuscitator manual resuscitator self-inflating bag bag

Questions

What does bag valve mask mean?
A bag used to resuscitate a patient by supplying air or oxygen directly to the trachea and into the lungs.

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