Feedback device improves EMS ventilation of a toddler manikin; earlobe and wrist pulse oximetry match on signal time in newborn trial

• Technology Oct 20, 2026
  Feedback device raises guideline tidal volumes to 87% from 16.2% of breaths in EMS ventilation of a simulated 3-year-old
  In a randomized crossover study published Oct. 20 in Pediatrics, 123 participants from five emergency medical services (EMS) agencies across three metropolitan sites ventilated a simulated 3-year-old toddler manikin with and without real-time feedback from a ventilation feedback device. With feedback, guideline-recommended tidal volumes were achieved in 87% of breaths compared with 16.2% without it, ventilation rate adherence improved from 65% to 88.6%, and mask leak of less than 30% occurred in 88.4% of ventilations versus 80%. The authors said EMS clinicians rarely met manual ventilation guidelines for pediatric patients in respiratory arrest.
  Source: Pediatrics
• Research Oct 23, 2026
  Earlobe and wrist pulse oximetry reach a reliable signal in similar time in delivery room trial of 96 newborns
  In a randomized trial of 96 neonates published Oct. 23 in Resuscitation, researchers at the Sanjay Gandhi Postgraduate Institute of Medical Sciences in Lucknow, India, compared pulse oximetry sensors placed on the earlobe and the wrist. Time from completion of sensor application to reliable display, the primary outcome, did not differ (mean difference -7.4 seconds; 95% CI -25.6 to 10.8; P = .42). Sensor application was shorter in the ear group, which shortened time from birth to reliable signal (mean difference -28.8 seconds; P = .02), but perfusion index was lower and reapplication rates were higher.
  Source: Resuscitation (PubMed)

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