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yoroshambo

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While a 61-year-old female in cardiac arrest receives emergency care you note that her abdomen grows larger with each ventilation provided from a bag-valve mask. What instructions should you provide?
 
  a. Try delivering each ventilation quickly, and let's slow down the rate.
  b. The ventilation rate and the force of ventilation need to be increased so that air reaches the lungs.
  c.  Let's slow the ventilation rate to 12 per minute and not squeeze in as much air with each breath.
  d. I need another rescuer to apply firm pressure over the stomach while we ventilate this patient.

Question 2

Which of the following statements is the best tip for artificially ventilating a patient using a bag-valve mask?
 
  a. If the patient has dentures, remove them so that a better mask-to-face seal can be achieved.
  b. It is important to maintain the head tilt-chin lift or jaw-thrust maneuver while ventilating the patient.
  c. To direct air into the lungs and not into the stomach, flex the patient's head forward while ventilating with the bag-valve mask.
  d. Always remove the oropharyngeal airway so that it is not pushed deep into the patient's airway during ventilations.



shoemake

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Answer to Question 1

Answer: c

Answer to Question 2

Answer: b



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