A 72 year old male with and extensive COPD and other lung history is in cardia arrest. What instruction would you provide to the EMT ventilating the patient with the BVM?
A. You will have to be quite forceful with ventilation because of his lung disease.
B. Have someone monitor the breath sounds of both lungs as we ventilate
C. It is bet to provide less tidal volume with about 20 ventilations per minute.
D. Make sure to administer the ventilations over 3 to 5 seconds.
Answer: B. Have someone monitor the breath sounds of both lungs as we ventilate
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Discuss the two concepts that apply to screening tests for diseases.
What will be an ideal response?