The paramedic is called for a one-year-old with a hoarse voice and stridor. Shortly after the paramedic arrives the patient struggles to breathe. The paramedic assesses the airway and does not see anything. What is the paramedic's next course of action?
a. Encourage the patient to cough
b. Stand behind the child and perform a series of abdominal thrust
c. Lay the child down on the floor and provide a series of chest thrust
d. Place the child over one arm and perform five back blows followed by five chest thrust