You are dispatched to a local elementary school for an injured child. As you approach the child, you note that he is lying at the base of the monkey bars. He is unresponsive and there are no signs of breathing. You should:
A. begin immediate rescue breathing.
B. stabilize his head and check for a pulse.
C. perform a head tilt-chin lift maneuver.
D. open his airway and look in his mouth.
Answer: B. stabilize his head and check for a pulse.
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A) noncardiogenic pulmonary edema. B) hypertensive encephalopathy. C) dissecting aortic aneurysm. D) spinal meningitis.
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