A 41-year-old male patient was struck in the head with a metal pipe during a fight with an angry neighbor. The scene is safe, and as you approach the patient, you note that he is combative and has blood on the left side of his head and face, and on his shirt. His breathing appears to be labored and he is incontinent of urine. Which care should you perform immediately?
A) Check his pupils for equality and reactivity
B) Apply oxygen at 15 lpm via nonrebreather mask
C) Take manual cervical spine motion restriction
D) Expose the chest to look for possible bleeding
C) Take manual cervical spine motion restriction
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