You are dispatched to a motorcycle crash with one patient involved. What is the most important intervention to perform first?

A) Manually stabilize the cervical spine.
B) Stabilize the pelvis to a long spine board.
C) Suction the vomit and secretions from the airway.
D) Begin chest compressions.


A

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