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CAREvent® ALS - User Manual
The CAREvent® ALS Handheld Resuscitator:
• Delivers 100% oxygen during resuscitation (when attached to
an oxygen source).
• Meets American Heart Association/J.A.M.A. recommendations
for C.P.R.
• Provides physiologically normal respiratory rates and volumes.
• Has an Audible Airway Pressure Limiting System set in
accordance with the recommendations of the American Heart
Association/ JAMA.
• Is lightweight and extremely durable.
• Is designed for emergency resuscitation and pre-hospital
care / patient transport and for resuscitation and inter-
departmental transport in the hospital environment where the
potential patient use is with children and adults.
• Has a Manually Actuated, Automatic Ventilation Override
Button (Manual Button).
• Has a seven position selector providing six, preset, automatic
settings for a range of patient sizes from children to adults
with tidal volumes and frequencies of ventilation in line with
established guidelines for the range of patient sizes indicated
and an OFF position to allow the ventilator to be left in a
“standby mode” with the oxygen supply turned on.
• Provides “Demand Breathing” with automatic cycling shut off
and re-start.
