You have been assigned to a football game to provide standby coverage. While taking a break, you decide to walk to a nearby concession stand for a soft drink. On the way, you come across a group of people standing around a male patient who collapsed and is on the ground. Your assessment reveals him to be unresponsive, not breathing, and pulseless. A bystander states that the patient just collapsed moments ago. An AED is located less than 1 minute from your location. The nearest EMT is 5 minutes from your location. What should you do immediately?
A) Start CPR and wait for the AED
B) Retrieve the nearby AED
C) Call for assistance and start CPR, continuing it until the other EMT arrives
D) Perform manual in-line spinal stabilization
B) Retrieve the nearby AED
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