You are called to a nursing home for an elderly male patient who is unresponsive. On arrival, you find the patient in a wheelchair with a noticeable hematoma to his forehead and a skin tear to his left wrist. Staff states that the patient had an episode of chest pain just before suddenly passing out and falling to the ground. What should you do immediately?
A) Apply spine motion restriction precautions
B) Initiate oxygen and look for other injuries the patient may have suffered
C) Assume a cardiac event has occurred and apply oxygen
D) Perform the primary assessment and apply supplemental oxygen
A) Apply spine motion restriction precautions
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