[Answer] A patient experiences cardiac arrest and the resuscitation team initiates ventilations using a bag-valve-mask (BVM) resuscitator. The development of which condition during the provision of care would lead the team to suspect that improper BVM technique is being used?

Answer: Complications can occur with the use of a BVM resuscitator due to improper technique. Delivering excessive volume or ventilating too fast creates excessive pressure that can damage the airways lungs and other organs. Excessive volume can lead to tension pneumothorax.
A patient experiences cardiac arrest and the resuscitation team initiates ventilations using a bag-valve-mask (BVM) resuscitator. The de…

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