To prevent hypoxemia when suctioning a patient, the respiratory care practitioner should initially do which of the following?
A) Manually ventilate the patient with a resuscitator.
B) Preoxygenate the patient with 100% oxygen.
C) Give the patient a bronchodilator treatment.
D) Have the patient hyperventilate for 2 min.
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