You respond to a call of an explosion at a local chemical company. Upon arrival, the company's hazmat team is decontaminating patients so you can easily treat them. The team extricates a 35-year-old man who is experiencing slight respiratory distress. The care that you should provide FIRST for this patient is:
A) high-flow oxygen.
B) an immediate head-to-toe trauma assessment.
C) transport to the local trauma center.
D) insertion of a supraglottic airway.
Answer: A
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