As you are providing initial ventilations to a patient with apnea using a bag-valve-mask device, you note minimal rise of the chest. You should next
A. initiate the mouth-to mask technique
B. increase the volume of the ventilations
C. switch to a smaller mask for the BVM device
D. ensure that a reservoir is attached to the BVM device
Answer: B. increase the volume of the ventilations
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