As you are ventilating an apneic patient using the one-person bag-valve-mask technique, you note minimal rise of the chest each time you squeeze the bag. You should
A. ensure that the reservoir is attached to the bag-valve-mask device.
B. squeeze the bag harder to ensure delivery of adequate tidal volume.
C. suction the patient's mouth for 15 seconds and reattempt ventilations.
D. evaluate the mask-to-face seal and the position of the patient's head.
Ans: D. evaluate the mask-to-face seal and the position of the patient's head.
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