You're correctly holding an animal by its rear legs, its head between your knees, its back between your legs, and its front legs touching the ground. the animal you're holding is a a. dog being restrained for blood collection. b. small pig receiving an injection. c. lamb just learning to walk. d. goat undergoing venipuncture.

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.