When using a pocket mask to ventilate an unresponsive adult patient, the EMT must always:
A) Deliver 1 breath every 3 seconds
B) Maintain the head-tilt, chin-lift maneuver or jaw-thrust maneuver
C) Ventilate at twice the patient's normal rate of breathing
D) Provide each breath over 3 seconds
B) Maintain the head-tilt, chin-lift maneuver or jaw-thrust maneuver
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saturation of surface and allowed to air dry. spray and wipe with cloth towel. a commercial spray such as Lysol and air dry surface. disposable toweling and an EPA–registered disinfectant for hard surfaces.
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