Emergency Medical responders have removed a female patient from a room with a suicide bag over her head. The bag is removed and you note the woman to be unresponsive, pulseless, and apneic. Given the use of a suicide bag and the presentation of the patient, which statement indicates proper initial care?
A) "Do not apply the AED for risk of explosion."
B) "I need someone to take manual in-line immobilization."
C) "Let's open the airway using the head-tilt, chin-lift."
D) "I need someone to get a pulse oximetry reading immediately!"
C
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