You are called for an elderly woman who has slipped on the ice. On arrival, you find her supine on an icy sidewalk and responsive to painful stimuli with decorticate posturing (flexion). She has blood coming from a laceration on the back of her head and is breathing agonally at 4 times a minute. What should you do immediately?
A) Start positive pressure ventilation
B) Insert a nasal airway into the right nare
C) Perform the manual jaw-thrust maneuver
D) Remove the patient to the warm ambulance
C) Perform the manual jaw-thrust maneuver
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Answer the following statement true (T) or false (F)
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