A 40-year-old man fell 20 ft from a tree while trimming branches. Your assessment reveals that he is unresponsive. You cannot open his airway effectively with the jaw-thrust maneuver. You should:
A) insert a nasopharyngeal airway and assess his respirations.
B) carefully open his airway with the head tilt-chin lift maneuver.
C) assist his ventilations and prepare to intubate him immediately.
D) suction his oropharynx and reattempt the jaw-thrust maneuver.
Answer: B) carefully open his airway with the head tilt-chin lift maneuver.
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