A patient with blunt chest wall trauma has a flail section to her chest. She is conscious and confused, her breathing is rapid and shallow, and breath sounds are diminished bilaterally. After manually stabilizing the flail section of the chest wall, the EMT best treats this condition by:
A) Applying ice packs to the flail segment
B) Administering supplemental oxygen through a nonrebreather face mask
C) Providing positive pressure ventilation with oxygen attached
D) Inserting an oropharyngeal airway and ventilating the patient on room air
C) Providing positive pressure ventilation with oxygen attached
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