When two paramedics are ventilating an apneic patient with a bag-mask device, the paramedic not squeezing the bag should:
A) apply posterior cricoid pressure.
B) manually position the patient's head.
C) continually auscultate breath sounds.
D) maintain an adequate mask-to-face seal.
Ans: D) maintain an adequate mask-to-face seal.
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