At 11:00 am, you are called to care for a 5-year-old at an elementary school next door to your fire station. The child just came in from recess and then collapsed to the floor with a seizure. The teacher already has the child on her side. She tells you the child was just diagnosed a few weeks ago with insulin-dependent diabetes. Vital signsBP: 95/60, P: 110, RR: 20, SpO: 84%. Your best course of action is:A. Tell the teacher you need consent from the parent before any treatment. B. Administer oxygen, call for ALS, and maintain an open and patent airway.C. Restrain the child on a backboard, administer 100% oxygen, and call for ALS.D. Let the teacher continue to care for the child and ask that the parents be called.
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