You Are Dispatched to a Local Mall and Are Met

question 44

Multiple Choice

You are dispatched to a local mall and are met by bystanders who state that the patient was talking to a customer representative and "passed out." You find an alert and oriented 55-year-old female lying supine on the tile floor. The patient tells you that the back of her head is hurting. Which one of the following actions should you perform first?

• A) Open her airway with a jaw-thrust.
• B) Obtain a full set of vital signs.
• C) Take manual in-line spinal stabilization.
• D) Assess the back of the patient's head for injury.

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