Which practice is EXCEPT a method to minimize gastric distention during bag-mask ventilation?

Which practice is EXCEPT a method to minimize gastric distention during bag-mask ventilation?

• A. Increasing the amount of delivered tidal volume
• B. Ensuring a proper mask seal
• C. Ventilating at an appropriate rate
• D. Using two-person technique

Answer: (A)

Minimizing gastric distention during bag-mask ventilation comes from delivering air efficiently to the lungs and keeping air out of the stomach. A proper mask seal ensures air goes into the airway rather than leaking and being swallowed into the stomach. Ventilating at an appropriate rate helps prevent air from being pushed in too quickly or held in the stomach, which reduces gastric inflation. Using a two-person technique improves seal quality and airway control, further limiting unnecessary airway pressures that can force air into the stomach. Increasing the amount of delivered tidal volume, however, pushes more air with each breath into the airway, increasing the amount that can enter the stomach and cause distention. That makes it the option that does not minimize gastric distention.

Minimizing gastric distention during bag-mask ventilation comes from delivering air efficiently to the lungs and keeping air out of the stomach. A proper mask seal ensures air goes into the airway rather than leaking and being swallowed into the stomach. Ventilating at an appropriate rate helps prevent air from being pushed in too quickly or held in the stomach, which reduces gastric inflation. Using a two-person technique improves seal quality and airway control, further limiting unnecessary airway pressures that can force air into the stomach. Increasing the amount of delivered tidal volume, however, pushes more air with each breath into the airway, increasing the amount that can enter the stomach and cause distention. That makes it the option that does not minimize gastric distention.