A 15-year-old girl struck in the mouth with a baseball bat has lost her front teeth and is splitting a significant amount of blood. Your primary concern in treating this patient is:

a. saving her teeth so they can be reimplanted.
b. checking her for a jaw fracture.
c. watching her for seizure activity.
d. observing her for possible airway compromise.


Answer: d

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