After confirming endotracheal tube placement with auscultation, you attach a bulb-type esophageal detector for added confirmation. Given how this device works, what should happen to the bulb after it is depressed and attached to the end of the endotracheal tube?
A) It should not reinflate.
B) It should slowly reinflate.
C) It should rapidly reinflate.
D) It should not reinflate until you begin ventilations.
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