A 30-year-old woman with a history of alcoholism presents with severe upper abdominal pain and is vomiting large amounts of bright red blood. Her skin is cool, pale, and clammy; her heart rate is 120 beats/min and weak; and her blood pressure is 70/50 mm Hg. Your MOST immediate action should be to:
A. protect her airway from aspiration.
B. rapidly transport her to the hospital.
C. give her high-flow supplemental oxygen.
D. keep her supine and keep her warm.
Ans: A. protect her airway from aspiration.
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