You are by the side of a young female college student who is unresponsive. Friends say that she is not a heavy drinker, but tonight she drank an excessive amount of alcohol. She responds to painful stimuli and has snoring respirations. Her respiratory rate is 8 breaths per minute and her radial pulse is weak. Your immediate action would be to:

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The immediate action should be to perform the head-tilt, chin-lift maneuver. This is because the patient has snoring respirations, which indicates an airway obstruction likely due to the tongue falling back into the throat. The head-tilt, chin-lift maneuver is a basic airway management technique that can help to clear the airway and improve breathing in such situations.

You Are by the Side of a Young Female College