What is the recommended rate for breaths when delivering breaths with a bag-valve-mask?

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What is the recommended rate for breaths when delivering breaths with a bag-valve-mask?

Explanation:
Deliver breaths at about one every 5–6 seconds. That’s roughly 10–12 breaths per minute, with each breath lasting about a second and causing visible chest rise. This pace provides enough ventilation to oxygenate while keeping chest compressions effective and avoiding the problems of over-ventilation, such as increased intrathoracic pressure and decreased venous return. Breathing more rapidly or slowly than this impairs oxygenation or perfusion, respectively.

Deliver breaths at about one every 5–6 seconds. That’s roughly 10–12 breaths per minute, with each breath lasting about a second and causing visible chest rise. This pace provides enough ventilation to oxygenate while keeping chest compressions effective and avoiding the problems of over-ventilation, such as increased intrathoracic pressure and decreased venous return. Breathing more rapidly or slowly than this impairs oxygenation or perfusion, respectively.

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