A restrained driver was in a car that struck another car from behind at a low rate of speed. The driver has a bruise to her forehead and complains of tingling in her left leg. She is lying on the side of the road, and another EMT has established manual cervical spine motion restriction precautions. A quick scan of her as you approach indicates that the patient is in little to no distress. What should you do first?
A) Check her breathing and radial pulse
B) Perform a secondary assessment
C) Palpate her cervical spine and apply a cervical collar
D) Administer high-concentration oxygen
A) Check her breathing and radial pulse
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