An elderly patient with an unknown medical history has been found unresponsive in bed. You are unable to wake him, and he is snoring loudly. You should first:
A) perform abdominal thrusts.
B) apply oxygen by nonrebreather mask.
C) perform a head-tilt, chin-lift maneuver.
D) turn him onto his side and begin suctioning.
C
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