Should flow-restricted, oxygen-powered breathing devices (demand valves) be used to ventilate children? Why?

What will be an ideal response?


No. Flow-restricted, oxygen-powered breathing devices deliver high pressures and do not allow the operator to feel pulmonary compliance. Therefore, they are more likely to cause pneumothorax in children.

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