The receiver must be able to understand the message for communication to take place

A 30-year-old woman with a history of alcoholism presents with severe upper abdominal pain and is vomiting large amounts of bright red blood. Her skin is cool, pale, and clammy; her heart rate is 120 beats/min and weak; and her blood pressure is 70/50 mm Hg. Your MOST immediate action should be to:

A. protect her airway from aspiration. B. rapidly transport her to the hospital. C. give her high-flow supplemental oxygen. D. keep her supine and keep her warm.

A near-drowning is MOST accurately defined as:

A) immediate death due to prolonged submersion in water. B) death greater than 24 hours following submersion in water. C) complications within 24 hours following submersion in water. D) survival for at least 24 hours following submersion in water.