SCENARIOUse this scenario to answer the following question(s).Your patient is a 72-year-old woman with diabetes. She complains of feeling generally weak and nauseated. She says she's sure it's just indigestion because she has the feeling of heartburn. As you begin emergency care for this patient, you first maintain an open airway and request ALS service. Since the patient is alert, you assist her to a sitting position and:

A. administer oxygen, with her permission.
B. begin CPR while you wait for the ambulance.
C. then to a prone position on the stretcher.
D. start an IV line and administer fluids.

Answer: A