What is the ventilation rate for an adult?

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Ventilation rate is the number of breaths you deliver per minute when actively ventilating a patient. In this material, the adult ventilation rate used for rescue/acute ventilation is 30-40 breaths per minute, which is why that range is identified as correct. This higher rate is taught in this context to help ensure adequate minute ventilation while urgent care steps are being taken and before an advanced airway is established. The other ranges don’t fit the scenario: 8-10 breaths per minute is too slow for active ventilation, 12-20 is the typical resting breathing rate for an unventilated adult, and 20-25 is not the rate specified for this item.