You respond to a residence for a possible overdose. The patient, a young man, is unresponsive with slow, snoring respirations. There are obvious needle track marks on his arms. Your FIRST action should be to:

A) insert an oral airway.
B) suction his oropharynx.
C) manually open his airway.
D) begin ventilation assistance.


Answer: C) manually open his airway.

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