Corrected entry: In the scene aboard the evacuation helicopter, Mark Wahlberg is given a non-rebreather mask. The deflated plastic bag attached to the mask should have been inflated with O2, it was not. The bag is supposed to be inflated otherwise the patient is just breathing their own CO2.
drarklumph
25th Jan 2014
Lone Survivor (2013)
Correction: I 100% agree with the ICU nurse. I've been a paramedic (supervisor) for 27 years, and I actually train SOCMs (special operations combat medics) including 18 Deltas, 68 Whiskeys, Civil Affairs, etc. (In fact, I'm tracking to Fort Bragg next week.) There is no way that NRBs reservoir wouldn't be inflated. It's not hooked up to oxygen, because the bag would slowly inflate on its own, even without anyone doing their job and covering the hole for two seconds. It's definitely a mistake.
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Correction: That's not true. I was a combat medic for almost 6 years and was deployed to Afghanistan with a light infantry battalion and I know oxygen still flows if the bag is not inflated. To inflate the bag you must cover the valve where the O2 comes in. We asked in training if the patient would suffocate if we forgot to inflate the bag, and the reply was, "no, in most emergencies there is no time to inflate the bag. " If the O2 to the mask is blocked it would send the extra pressure to the bag. The air pressure is obviously making it to the mask because it has to go somewhere.
From a seasoned ICU nurse to a combat medic, it takes 3 seconds to inflate it. To not do so is risking the patient for increased CO2 exposure and a lack of oxygen. It most certainly is a mistake.