While in charge of triage at a scene involving 30 patients exposed to carbon monoxide, you find a young female who is not breathing. After you open her airway and find that breathing does not return, you should:
a. provide her 15 seconds of assisted ventilation.
b. place a black tag on her and move on to the next patient.
c. provide her 15 seconds of CPR and recheck for a radial pulse.
d. apply oxygen and check her mental status.
Answer: b
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