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Airway
Key fact
Immediate care for respiratory failure
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Answer
Assist ventilations with a bag-valve mask (and airway adjunct per protocol). Oxygen alone via non-rebreather is insufficient when rate or tidal volume is inadequate; address airway and breathing before lower-priority vitals.
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