Dimitri and rita eat some donuts for breakfast and then spend the morning at an amusement park. after a few hours of riding the super looper double twist dimitri feels nauseous and regurgitates the donuts. rita is fine, but dimitri has developed a and the next time they stop for donuts, dimitri immediately feels ill.

20 times a minute is usually the average respritory rate of an adult. additionally the patient is breathing on his own, is clearly maintaining his airway, and is intaking a sufficient amount of air. you shouldn't use a bag valve mask, cpap, or other form of positive pressure ventilation, unless the patient has lost control of his airway, and is not breathing (apneic) or has rapid breathing or slow and shallow respirations. this patient would most likely and should be put on an non-rebreather mask or nrb attached to 100% high flow oxygen at 15 l/min. don't use a nasal cannula, as the amount of oxygen it provides is limited with a rate of 6 l/min.