The AEMT should use the jaw-thrust maneuver to open the airway for the patient with which one of the following?

A) Cardiac arrest in bed
B) Unresponsive after falling from a porch
C) Stroke with gurgling respirations
D) Overdose with snoring respirations


Answer: B

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