While the family is manually ventilating a 3-year-old boy with a tracheostomy tube, the child’s heart rate begins to drop, and he becomes cyanotic. During auscultation, breath sounds are significantly diminished bilaterally. Which action should the family member take after suctioning the tracheostomy tube produces no improvement?

While the family is manually ventilating a 3-year-old boy with a tracheostomy tube, the child’s heart rate begins to drop, and he becomes cyanotic. During auscultation, breath sounds are significantly diminished bilaterally. Which action should the family member take after suctioning the tracheostomy tube produces no improvement?

Basic Clinical Lab Competencies for Respiratory Care: An Integrated Approach

5th Edition

ISBN:9781285244662

Author:White

Publisher:White

Chapter20: Emergency Airway Management

Section: Chapter Questions

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