Which of the following patients has the highest priority at the scene of a mass-casualty incident?
A: 35-year-old unresponsive woman with snoring respirations and severe burns
B: 44-year-old unresponsive man with an open head injury and agonal gasps
C: 29-year-old man who is pulseless and apneic with an abdominal evisceration
D: 38-year-old woman who remains apneic after you manually open her airway
Answer: A: 35-year-old unresponsive woman with snoring respirations and severe burns
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