A 7-year-old boy choked on a grape at school. By the time the obstruction was removed, assessment revealed him to be in cardiac arrest. When you arrive, teachers are performing CPR. The school nurse informs you that CPR has been in progress for 6 minutes. You have an AED, but do not have a pediatric conversion device that reduces the energy of defibrillation from that of an adult to that of a child. What should you do immediately?
A) Perform five abdominal thrusts and then 1 minute of CPR before using the AED
B) Continue CPR and transfer the boy to the stretcher for immediate transport
C) Place the adult AED electrodes on the boy's chest and follow the AED's prompts
D) Instruct the teachers to continue CPR for 2 additional minutes before applying the AED
C) Place the adult AED electrodes on the boy's chest and follow the AED's prompts
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