Hyperventilation of a patient with a severe brain injury due to an impaled object means that bag-valve-mask ventilations are provided at a rate of ________ per minute.

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Hyperventilation in a patient with a severe brain injury is typically done at a rate of 20 breaths per minute to help reduce intracranial pressure by causing vasoconstriction of cerebral blood vessels.

Hyperventilation of a Patient with a Severe Brain Injury Due