You have been called for a 71-year-old male patient with seizure activity. When you reach the patient's side, you find him lying motionless on the floor of his bedroom with a family member performing chest compression-only CPR. In this situation, your immediate action would be to:
A) Open the airway and begin positive pressure ventilation
B) Ask the provider to stop CPR and feel for a carotid pulse
C) Take over CPR and attach the automated external defibrillator
D) Continue CPR and call for advanced life support assistance
B) Ask the provider to stop CPR and feel for a carotid pulse
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A) It shares the patient's information with its network of providers. B) It needs a patient's authorization to release medical information. C) It is part of a Medicare Advantage plan. D) It participates in a Medicare Shared Savings Program.