In managing a critical trauma patient with an airway that you cannot maintain patent, at what point do you move to the secondary assessment?
A) After you have completed all other components of the primary assessment with the exception of the airway.
B) After you have assessed airway, breathing and circulation.
C) After ensuring all components of the primary assessment have been identified and treated.
D) After all options have been exhausted at establishing an airway.
Answer: C
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