As You Perform the Primary Assessment on an Unresponsive Patient

question 75

Multiple Choice

As you perform the primary assessment on an unresponsive patient, you discover vomitus in her airway. Which of the following should you do next?

• A) Check the breathing.
• B) Start positive pressure ventilation.
• C) Apply supplemental oxygen.
• D) Suction the airway.

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