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EMT-Basic NREMT®

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Non-rebreather mask selection

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Use when the patient still moves adequate tidal volume (e.g. unconscious but breathing adequately). Inadequate rate/volume needs BVM; active vomiting favors blow-by or cannula because vomit can pool under an NRB.

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