You have been summoned to a grocery store for a 6-year-old girl who has collapsed. On scene, you find the girl lying unresponsive on the floor. Quickly you open the airway and determine that she is not breathing. When you try to ventilate her with the bag-valve mask, you are unable to do so. Repositioning the head and reattempting ventilation is not successful in passing air into the lungs. Your next action would be to:

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Since the patient is unresponsive and not breathing, the first step is to start CPR. Since ventilation via bag-valve mask is not successful, chest compressions should be started immediately. The obstructed airway can be dealt with later after the initial measures to maintain circulation have been taken. Therefore, administering 30 chest compressions is the best choice in this scenario.

You Have Been Summoned to a Grocery Store for a 6-Year-Old