You and your partner are standing by at a large social event at a river resort when a frantic woman tells you that she found a young male floating face-down in the water. Nobody claims to have witnessed the event. After you and your partner enter the water and reach the patient, you should:

A. move him as a unit to a supine position.
B. begin ventilations with a barrier device.
C. immediately secure him to a longboard.
D. perform a jaw-thrust maneuver to open his airway.

Ans: A. move him as a unit to a supine position.