Your patient is a 33-year-old man who has been ejected from his vehicle during a high-speed collision. During your primary assessment it is discovered that he is not moving, does not appear to have adequate respirations, and has suffered moderate external bleeding. Which of the following should be done first?

A) Check the patient's carotid pulse. B) Begin bag-valve-mask ventilations.
C) Open the airway. D) Control the bleeding with direct pressure.


C

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