Holger Hesse
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The German engineer Dr. Holger Hesse, and his partner, Danish anaesthetist, Henning Ruben invented in 1956, the world's first non-electric, self-inflating resuscitator known as the Ambu bag
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The Ambu bag resuscitator revolutionized possibility of providing artificial respiration. Today the resuscitator is produced by the Ambu company, which still produces a wide range of single-patient and multi-use resuscitators.
Bag valve mask
A bag valve mask is a hand-held device used to provide positive pressure ventilation to a patient who is not breathing or who is breathing inadequately. The device is a normal part of a resuscitation kit for trained professionals, such as ambulance crew...
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The Ambu bag resuscitator revolutionized possibility of providing artificial respiration. Today the resuscitator is produced by the Ambu company, which still produces a wide range of single-patient and multi-use resuscitators.