Treatment for an unresponsive 18-month-old child with a severe foreign body airway obstruction includes:
A: continuous abdominal thrusts until the obstruction is relieved or the child becomes pulseless.
B: back slaps and chest thrusts, followed by an open cricothyrotomy to bypass the obstruction.
C: CPR, followed by attempts to visualize and remove the obstruction under direct laryngoscopy.
D: high-quality CPR, followed by insertion of a pediatric supraglottic or perilaryngeal airway device.
Answer: C: CPR, followed by attempts to visualize and remove the obstruction under direct laryngoscopy.
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