Your patient is an infant who has just been delivered 3 weeks before her due date. She is breathing adequately, has a heart rate of 140 beats per minute, and has cyanosis of her face and chest. Which of the following interventions should be done first?
A) Perform ventilations with a bag-valve-mask device and supplemental oxygen.
B) Place oxygen tubing near the infant's face at a flow rate of 10 to 12 liters per minute.
C) Place a neonatal nonrebreather mask on the infant's face.
D) Begin CPR with a compression rate of 120/minute.
B
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