You are caring for an 8-month-old boy who is unresponsive after choking on a piece of hard candy. As you look into his mouth, you can see the candy in the back of his oropharynx. What would your next action be?
A) Provide five abdominal thrusts
B) Attempt to retrieve and remove the candy
C) Check the brachial pulse
D) Perform a blind finger sweep
B) Attempt to retrieve and remove the candy
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A) Injection B) Consumption C) Absorption D) Ingestion
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You have been asked to accompany the EMTs to the hospital so that you can ventilate the 70-year-old patient by bag-valve mask en route to the hospital. For this patient, you should provide one breath every _____ seconds
A) 2 to 3 B) 5 to 6 C) 8 to 10 D) 10 to 12
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