You have opened the airway using a head-tilt, chin-lift and are ready to ventilate an apneic patient with a pocket mask. The first ventilation you attempt is unsuccessful. You should immediately:

A) reposition the head.
B) use a jaw-thrust maneuver.
C) ventilate over 3 seconds.
D) provide five abdominal thrusts.


A

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