You are called for a "near" drowning. When you arrive, you find a nine-year-old boy who was pulled from the deep end of the pool just before you arrived. He is conscious and alert, sitting by his mother. He has a cough and his pulse oximetry reading is 98 percent. How should you manage this patient?
A) Advise his mother to watch him closely for the next 24 hours.
B) Recommend that his mother schedule an appointment with his physician.
C) See that he is dried and warmed before sending him home with his mother.
D) Recommend that he be transported to the hospital for evaluation.
D
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