You are assessing a young child who was briefly submerged after falling approximately 20 feet from an observation platform into the shallow portion of a lake. Family members jumped into the lake immediately and pulled the girl to safety. She is confused and begins to vomit water. Which one of the following should you do immediately?
A) Suction, using a rigid-tip catheter.
B) Place her in a side-lying position.
C) Check her breath sounds.
D) Perform the head-tilt, chin-lift.
Question 2
When a bag-valve ventilation device is used with supplemental oxygen, it delivers an oxygen concentration of ________ percent.
A) 40
B) 90
C) 60
D) 21
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