You have been unsuccessful in your basic airway procedures to remove a foreign body airway obstruction in a 12-month-old child. Which of the following should be the next intervention?
A) Surgical cricothyrotomy
B) Positive pressure ventilation with a manually triggered, flow-restricted, oxygen-powered ventilation device
C) Direct laryngoscopy, removing the object with Magill forceps if it is visualized
D) Needle cricothyrotomy
C
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A) Echocardiogram B) Holter monitor application C) Dobutamine test D) Noninvasive heart scan
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