Firefighters have pulled a middle-aged male from a burning bedroom. The patient is unresponsive and has obvious deformity of his left ankle. His respirations are rapid, stridorous and shallow. Your partner inserts an oropharyngeal airway and begins ventilation the patient with a bag-valve mask. Which action would you perform next?
A. Find out how long the patient was in the burning structure.
B. Assess the patient's carotid pulse.
C. Instruct your partner to hyperventilate the patient.
D. Check the patient's breath sounds.
Answer: B. Assess the patient's carotid pulse.
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