A patient is admitted to the emergency department following a motor vehicle accident.The patient is unconscious and has a broken jaw, a broken nose, and facial lacerations.The patient's breath sounds are diminished, and the health care provider suspects atelectasis.Frequent suctioning is required to clear the airway.Oxygen saturation levels range from 70% to 75%.The nurse recognizes that this patient most likely will have which type of ventilatory device ordered?

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Noninvasive ventilation, including CPAP and BiPAP, is contraindicated in cardiac or respiratory arrest, nonrespiratory organ failure, facial surgery or trauma, inability to protect the airway and/or high risk for aspiration, and inability to clear secretions.A nasal cannula cannot be used with nasal obstruction from a broken nose.

A Patient Is Admitted to the Emergency Department Following a Motor