A nurse has pressed the code blue button at a client's bedside after finding her unresponsive and has initiated resuscitation efforts. What is the first priority in the procedure of this client's resuscitation?
A) Airway
B) Breathing
C) Circulation
D) Consciousness
C
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Resuscitation must proceed with CAB (circulation, airway, breathing if the rescuer is a trained health provider or hands only chest compressions if untrained in defibrillation) of cardiopulmonary resuscitation.
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