A 72-year-old male with an extensive COPD and other lung history is in cardiac arrest. What instruction would you provide to the EMT ventilating the patient with the bag-valve mask?

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The patient has COPD, which is a restrictive lung disease. This means that the lungs are not able to expand as much as normal, so it is important to provide less tidal volume with about 20 ventilations per minute. It is also important to make sure to administer the ventilations over 3 to 5 seconds, as this will allow the lungs to fully expand and contract.

A 72-Year-Old Male with an Extensive COPD and Other Lung