// EMT Question · Cardiology & Resuscitation

A patient is in cardiac arrest due to drowning. The priority is to:

A. Defibrillate immediately
B. Provide oxygenation and ventilation firstCorrect
C. Give naloxone
D. Start an IV

// Rationale

Drowning causes hypoxia; prioritize oxygenation and ventilation, then standard BLS/ACLS.

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