Your patient is a 30-year-old female involved in a motorcycle crash. She was not wearing a helmet and struck her head on the pavement. She is unresponsive and has a blood pressure of 152/110 mmHg. Her pulse is 60 beats per minute and respirations are 8 breaths per minute and shallow. Which of the following is an appropriate intervention?

A) Apply a pressure dressing to her scalp lacerations.
B) Hyperventilate at a rate of 24 breaths per minute using supplemental oxygen.
C) Provide cervical spine immobilization.
D) Elevate the legs.


C

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