What risks are there in positive-pressure ventilation before all meconium has been removed from the airways?
1) Forcing meconium into the lower airways
2) Pneumothorax
3) Triggering persistent pulmonary hypertension of the neonate (PPHN)
4) Triggering an asthma attack
A) 1, 4
B) 3, 4
C) 1, 2
D) 2, 3, 4
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