Assessment of a 4-year-old reveals him to be unresponsive with no spontaneous respirations or pulse. Your immediate action would be to:

A) attach the automated external defibrillator.
B) transfer to stretcher and immediately transport.
C) begin rescue breathing at 20 per minute.
D) start chest compressions.


D

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Fill in the blank(s) with correct word

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Fill in the blank(s) with correct word

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