When assessing a conscious 5-year-old male with suspected epiglottitis, you should:
A. perform up to 5 abdominal thrusts.
B. avoid anything that will agitate the child.
C. give oxygen via nasal cannula at 2 L/min.
D. separate the child from his mother.
Answer: B. avoid anything that will agitate the child.
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