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During a facility-wide power outage, the medical unit's backup generator fails. A patient in the infirmary is dependent on a ventilator. What is the most appropriate immediate action for the health staff to take?

Begin manual ventilation with a bag-valve-mask (BVM) device. Immediately initiate the facility's emergency transport protocol to an outside hospital. Notify the facility's maintenance department to report the generator failure. Document the event thoroughly in the patient's medical record.

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Begin manual ventilation with a bag-valve-mask (BVM) device.

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