You have gone by ambulance to a construction site where an adult male is lying on the street. The only information you have is that he fell three stories. His neck is immobilized with sacks of concrete mix on either side
Your first action should be to determine: a. airway patency.
b. bleeding sites.
c. cranial nerve function.
d. limb position.
A
On arriving at the site, the patency of the upper airway is the priority and should be managed before proceeding with further assessments.
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