An apneic 2-year-old child with a heart rate of 110 beats/min is being ventilated with a bag-mask device at a rate of 20 breaths/min. After 2 minutes of ventilations, you note that the child's heart rate is 80 beats/min. You should:
A. increase the rate and depth of your ventilations.
B. recognize that your ventilations are not adequate.
C. switch to a manually-triggered ventilation device.
Ans: B. recognize that your ventilations are not adequate.
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