A 60-year-old female is found unresponsive. She is cyanotic, is making a snoring sound, and has a slow respiratory rate. You should:

A) insert an airway adjunct.
B) manually open her airway.
C) suction her oropharynx for 15 seconds.
D) ventilate her with a bag-valve-mask device.


Answer: B) manually open her airway.

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