A 21-year-old male has a stab wound to the left side of his neck. Emergency Medical Responders are holding manual spine motion restriction. As you approach the patient, you note blood on his shirt and pale-looking skin color. As team leader, which direction would you give first?

A) "Let's look for other injuries on his chest."
B) "Can someone start the patient on supplemental oxygen?"
C) "I need someone to place a gloved hand over that stab wound."
D) "Before we do anything else, we need to place a cervical collar on his neck."


C) "I need someone to place a gloved hand over that stab wound."

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