You are by the side of a young female college student who is unresponsive. Friends say that she is normally not a heavy drinker, but tonight she drank an excessive amount of alcohol because her boyfriend broke up with her at the party. She responds to painful stimuli and has snoring respirations. Her respiratory rate is 8 breaths/min and her radial pulse is weak. Your immediate action would be to:
A) Apply oxygen via a nonrebreather mask
B) Administer positive pressure ventilation
C) Determine whether drugs are also involved
D) Perform a manual airway maneuver
D) Perform a manual airway maneuver
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