When opening the airway of a non-injured unconscious apneic patient, you should perform a head-tilt chin-lift maneuver and then:
A. ventilate with a bag-mask device.
B. suction the airway for 30 seconds.
C. insert an oropharyngeal airway.
D. insert a multilumen airway device.
Answer: C. insert an oropharyngeal airway.
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