A patient with a laryngectomy (neck breather) is in respiratory arrest. How should you provide rescue breaths?
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A
Seal the stoma and ventilate directly into the stoma
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B
Use mouth-to-mouth only — avoid the stoma
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C
Seal both the mouth and nose, then ventilate the stoma
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D
Cover the stoma and ventilate mouth-to-mouth as normal