You are treating a patient who was injured while diving into a public swimming pool. She is unresponsive to all stimuli. Her vital signs are pulse of 50, respirations of 8 shallow and irregular, and blood pressure of 170/110. Which of the following is your best course of treatment?
◦ Insert an oropharyngeal airway and assist ventilations with a bag-mask device at 36 breaths per minute.
◦ Insert an oropharyngeal airway and administer high-flow/high-concentration oxygen by nonrebreather at 15 lpm.
◦ Insert a nasopharyngeal airway and administer high-flow/high-concentration oxygen by nonrebreather at 15 lpm.
◦ Insert an oropharyngeal airway and assist ventilations with a bag-mask device with oxygen enrichment at 12 breaths per minute.
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