Upon arriving at the scene of a motorcycle crash, you find the patient, a young male, lying supine approximately 10 feet from his bike. An emergency medical responder is manually stabilizing the patient's head. You note an obvious open injury to the patient's left lower leg with severe bleeding. Your MOST appropriate initial action should be to:
A. open the patient's airway and assess respiratory rate, regularity, and depth.
B. direct your partner to control the bleeding as you assess the patient's airway.
C. locate and control all obvious bleeding and then perform a primary assessment.
D. have your partner assume control of the patient's head as you open the airway.
Answer: B. direct your partner to control the bleeding as you assess the patient's airway.
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What will be an ideal response?