Respiratory Cloud Clinical Skills Library

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Contraindications

Use these educational prompts with current orders, protocols, patient assessment, facility policy, and supervising-clinician direction.

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Manual Ventilation

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Relative contraindications Factors requiring individualized risk-benefit assessment, added precautions, or a modified approach. View list

Relative contraindications

Use individualized risk-benefit assessment, added precautions, or a modified approach as authorized for the patient and setting.

  • Severe facial trauma, poor mask seal, upper-airway obstruction, aspiration risk, or very low pulmonary compliance may make mask ventilation difficult and require rapid escalation.

Sources

Supporting sources include peer-reviewed research, evidence-based clinical practice guidelines, professional standards, and foundational respiratory care references, as applicable to the skill.

  1. Kleinman ME, Buick JE, Huber N, et al. Part 7: Adult Basic Life Support: 2025 American Heart Association Guidelines for Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation and Emergency Cardiovascular Care. Circulation. 2025;152(16_suppl_2):S448-S478. doi:10.1161/CIR.0000000000001369. PMID:41122888.
  2. Wigginton JG, Agarwal S, Bartos JA, et al. Part 9: Adult Advanced Life Support: 2025 American Heart Association Guidelines for Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation and Emergency Cardiovascular Care. Circulation. 2025;152(16_suppl_2):S538-S577. doi:10.1161/CIR.0000000000001376. PMID:41122884.