A teenage female has been removed from a pool. Your assessment reveals her to be responsive to painful stimuli with decorticate posturing. Her airway has water in it and she appears to be vomiting water. Breathing is agonal at 8 breaths per minute. Her pulse is weak and slow. Which one of the following should you do immediately?
A) Place a nasopharyngeal airway.
B) Administer abdominal thrusts.
C) Start positive pressure ventilation.
D) Suction water from the airway.
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