You are dispatched to a residence for a child with respiratory distress. The patient, an 18-month-old female, is tachypneic, has sternal retractions, and is clinging to her mother. Her skin is pink and dry, and her heart rate is 120 beats/min. The MOST appropriate treatment for this child includes:
Select one:
A. administering blow-by oxygen and transporting the child with her mother.
B. separating the child from her mother and providing ventilatory assistance.
C. allowing the child to remain with her mother and applying a nasal cannula.
D. requesting a paramedic ambulance to insert an advanced airway device.