A 44-year-old electrician has been shocked. He now responds to verbal stimuli with garbled speech. His airway is open and he is breathing poorly at a rate of 8 times per minute. His pulse is slow and irregular. Which action would the EMT perform next?
A) Attach but do not turn on the automated external defibrillator
B) Insert an oral airway and apply 15 lpm oxygen with a nonrebreather mask
C) Obtain the patient's pulse, blood pressure, and pulse oximetry reading
D) Ventilate with a bag-valve mask at 10 breaths/min
D) Ventilate with a bag-valve mask at 10 breaths/min
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