Which one of the following statements about the technique for bag-valve-mask ventilations in infants and children is true?
A) Higher pressures are needed to overcome the resistance to airflow of the smaller trachea.
B) The bag should be squeezed gently until you see the chest rise.
C) You should deliver 40 ventilations per minute for infants and 30 ventilations per minute for children.
D) It is better to use a BVM that is too small than one that is too large.
B
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