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Yeah, I was talking about CPAP and BiPAP. I was under the impression that they used enough pressure to inflate a patients lungs on their own. A little background: I was at a kayaking festival last weekend, and one of the competitors took a bad swim. He was unconscious when rescued, but...

Hey all, I have a question on noninvasive positive pressure ventilation in wet drowning victims. I've read that the contraindications for use of NPPV include cardiac and respiratory arrest and unconsciousness. My question is, in a wet drowning, CPR or rescue breathing situation, what are...