A nurse is triaging clients in the emergency department. Which of the following clients should the nurse ask the provider to care for first?

A toddler who has otitis media, a temperature of 39.2° C (102.6° F), and purulent ear discharge

A school-age child who has acute epiglottitis, is drooling, and has an absence of spontaneous cough

A toddler who has asthma and has a pulse oximetry reading of 95% while receiving oxygen at 2 L/min

An adolescent who has sickle cell disease, reports pain as 7 on a scale of 0 to 10, and requests pain medication