alternative embodiment lavage port 8 can be an orifice positioned through valve housing 3 at a point between non rebreathing valve mechanism 7 and patient end opening 6 having an external opening on the outside surface of valve housing 3 and an internal opening to the interior air passageway of valve housing 3 and having means for preventing flow of air or other matter from the interior air passageway to the outside through the lavage port 8 as described above conveniently the internal diameter of lavage port 8 is large enough to accommodate the opened end of unit dose packages of normal saline which are typically used in aerosol therapy usually 2 5 ml to 5 0 ml and which are standard in the art for example 34 arm a vial 34 manufactured by astra pharmaceutical products inc westborough mass in most cases this will be less than 1 4 inch inside diameter in the preferred embodiment the improved resuscitator can be placed in contact with a patient via connection of patient end 5 to an endotracheal tube or a tracheostomy tube which has already been inserted into a patient once this contact between resuscitator and patient has been established it need not be broken for lavaging to take place in the preferred embodiment when lavaging is desired cap 9 may be removed from.