bag valve mask

noun

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

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BVMambu bagambubagartificial manual breathing unitAMBUAmbu resuscitatormanual resuscitatorself-inflating bag
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Meanings

nounbag valve mask (plural bag valve masks)

plural bag valve masks

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

    Synonyms: BVM, ambu bag, ambubag, Ambu bag, artificial manual breathing unit, AMBU, ambu, Ambu resuscitator

Synonyms & antonyms

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

Similar
BVMambu bagambubagAmbu bagartificial manual breathing unitAMBUambuAmbu resuscitatorambu resuscitatormanual resuscitatorself-inflating bagbag

Translations

French ballon autoremplisseur à valve unidirectionnelle, BAVU
  • ballon autoremplisseur à valve unidirectionnelleTranslations
  • BAVUTranslations
Italian pallone auto-espandibile, pallone di AMBU
  • pallone auto-espandibileTranslations
  • pallone di AMBUTranslations
  • AMBUTranslations
Polish ambu
  • ambuTranslations
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APA

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MLA

“bag valve mask.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bag%20valve%20mask. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “bag valve mask,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bag%20valve%20mask.

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