During your initial assessment of an unconscious adult patient, you find the patient is apneic. You should next

A. assess for a carotid pulse
B. begin chest compressions
C. deliver two rescue breaths
d. place an oropharyngeal airway

Answer: C. deliver two rescue breaths

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Which one of the following statements best summarizes the priority assigned to secondary patient assessment?

A) EMRs can usually skip the secondary assessment. B) EMRs must always perform a secondary assessment before EMS arrives. C) Secondary assessment is important, but it is not performed unless immediate threats to life have been addressed. D) The secondary assessment takes priority over scene safety.

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