You are assessing a young male patient who is responsive to painful stimuli and not breathing after a fall while rock climbing. His pulse is weak and thready, and his skin is cool and diaphoretic. When addressing his airway and breathing, you must immediately:
a. administer oxygen at 15 LPM with a nonrebreather mask.
b. perform the jaw-thrust maneuver and reassess his breathing.
c. immobilize him on a long spine board and then start artificial ventilations.
d. open his airway using the head tilt-chin lift maneuver and begin ventilations with the bag-valve mask.
Answer: b
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