Your patient is a 17-year-old male baseball player found pulseless and apneic after being struck in the chest by a baseball 6 minutes ago. He is surrounded by other players and staff but no one is providing care. You should:

A) place him on a backboard. B) begin chest compressions.
C) elevate the patient's legs. D) attach the AED and analyze.


B

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