An emergency resuscitation apparatus (10) with external air volume control includes a housing (20) having top (24) and bottom (22) plates pivotally coupled so as to siphon air into an internal reservoir via an inflow port (50) and propel air out through an outlet port (60) to a patient. A volume control plate (30) is coupled to the bottom plate (22) externally adjacent a second end wall, the volume control plate (30) having a plurality of volume selectors (32). An air volume limit arm (38) is operatively coupled to the volume control plate (30) and selectively movable between and coupled to a selected volume selector (32). A volume limiting flange (40) associated with the volume limit arm (38) are positioned in a common vertical plane with top plate (24) such that the volume limit flange (40) prevents upward movement of the top plate (24) beyond the setting of the volume limit arm (38) so as to regulate a quantity of air being expelled.
