You arrive at the scene shortly after a 55-year-old man collapsed. Two bystanders are performing CPR. The man's wife states that he had cardiac by-pass surgery approximately 6 months earlier. There are no signs of trauma. Your first action in the management of this patient should be to
A. attach an AED and analyze the cardiac rhythm.
B. check the effectiveness of the CPR in progress.
C. insert an oropharyngeal airway and continue CPR
D. stop CPR so you can assess pulse and breathing
Answer: D. stop CPR so you can assess pulse and breathing
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