You are on the scene of a multiple-casualty incident where a church van carrying 15 parishioners has overturned. You and your partner are in charge of the treatment unit and are presented with the following four patients. Who will you treat first?
A) A 21-year-old man in cardiac arrest
B) An elderly female patient with a femur fracture and a yellow tag on her wrist
C) A confused 69-year-old man with a respiratory rate of 40 and a rapid and weak radial pulse
D) A 13-year-old boy who walked to the treatment area complaining of a severe headache
Answer: C
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