A car has struck a utility pole at a high rate of speed. The male driver appears to be unresponsive with snoring respirations. The vehicle has just been stabilized, and you have donned the appropriate personal protective equipment. Which one of the following should you do next?
A) Place a tarp over some spilled antifreeze.
B) Take manual spinal stabilization.
C) Apply a cervical collar to his neck.
D) Perform a jaw-thrust airway maneuver.
Answer: B
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The phase of blood clotting in which fibrin is released normally takes 7 to 10 minutes to complete. This is called the:
A) platelet phase. B) aggregate phase. C) coagulation phase. D) vascular phase.
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A) I and II B) I and III C) I, II, and III D) I, III, and IV