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A 26-year-old female has taken an overdose of antidepressant medication. She is unresponsive and vom

A 26-year-old female has taken an overdose of antidepressant medication. She is unresponsive and vomiting. Which of the following is the best course of action?
A) Turn the patient on her side and suction until the airway is clear.
B) Insert an oral airway, preoxygenate using a bag-valve-mask device, then suction the airway.
C) Place the patient supine and suction for 15 seconds before applying oxygen with a nonrebreather mask.
D) Use abdominal thrusts (the Heimlich maneuver) to clear the airway.

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