You Are Administering Positive Pressure Ventilation to an Elderly Male

You are administering positive pressure ventilation to an elderly male with a history of advanced chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) . Which of the following must you keep in mind as you care for this patient?

A) Too forceful ventilations may rupture the lung tissue and cause a pneumothorax.
B) High concentrations of oxygen will damage the lungs and must be avoided.
C) Ventilations must be given with greater force to overcome natural stiffening of the rib cage.
D) Positive pressure ventilation with high-concentration oxygen is contraindicated for this patient.