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you are ventilating an apneic woman with a bag-mask device. she has dentures, which are tight fitting. adequate chest rise is present with each ventilation, and the patient's oxygen saturation reads 96%. when you reassess the patency of her airway, you note that her dentures are now loose, although your ventilations are still producing adequate chest rise. you should:

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Removing her dentures will allow you to examine her chest rise and restart ventilations .You should periodically check the airway when using the bag-mask device to ventilate an apneic patient wearing dentures to make sure they are not loose.

An apneic patient wearing dentures should be ventilated using a bag mask device, right?

  • You should periodically check the airway when using the bag-mask device to ventilate an apneic patient wearing dentures to make sure they are not loose. You must: join the bag-mask device to the tube's 15-mm adaptor when ventilating a patient who has a tracheostomy tube and a stoma.
  • Rationale, Squeeze the bag for one second while using a bag-valve mask to ventilate any patient who is apneic and look for a noticeable chest rise. Adults with apnea should be ventilated at a rate of 10 to 12 breaths per minute (one breath every 5 seconds).
  • Removing her dentures will allow you to examine her chest rise and restart ventilations .You should periodically check the airway when using the bag-mask device to ventilate an apneic patient wearing dentures to make sure they are not loose.      

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