During CPR, manual ventilation can save lives, but only when done right. In cardiac arrest situations, bag-valve-mask (BVM) ventilation is one of the most critical and complicated skills a rescuer has to master. Yet despite its importance, it’s still often poorly performed—even by experienced professionals. Indeed, a recent study by the Paris Fire Brigade showed...

Cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) saves lives. Yet, even this cornerstone of emergency care hides a persistent and often overlooked danger: hypoventilation during manual ventilation. In the earliest and most critical minutes of cardiac arrest—before intubation, before hospital care—ventilation is typically delivered using a bag-valve mask (BVM). A technique that looks simple on the surface but is surprisingly complex in practice....

Over the past week, the Manual Ventilation Academy (MVA) has launched one of its most ambitious training sessions yet — in partnership with the Fort Worth Fire Department — and the energy on the ground is nothing short of transformational. With 10 new MVA instructors, trained by renowned lead instructor Bob Page, the team has...