You are providing bag-valve-mask ventilations to a patient in anaphylactic shock. There is increasing resistance to ventilation, despite using proper technique. Which of the following is the best way to address this situation?
A) Stop ventilations and administer an albuterol metered-dose inhaler.
B) Occlude the pop-off valve on the bag-valve mask and continue ventilations.
C) Increase both the ventilatory rate and force of ventilation.
D) Turn the patient to her side and apply manual pressure over the epigastrium.
B
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