You have been called for a 57-year-old female patient who has "passed out." As you enter the patient's apartment, you find her supine on the living room floor with a cool washcloth on her forehead. She states that she was standing and talking on the telephone when everything went dark. When she came to, she was on the floor. What should you do next?
A) Immediately sit the patient upright while gathering the SAMPLE history
B) Insert a nasopharyngeal airway and apply supplemental oxygen
C) Move the patient to the ambulance for immediate transport, and call for an ALS intercept
D) Complete the primary assessment, and then obtain vital signs while the patient is supine
D) Complete the primary assessment, and then obtain vital signs while the patient is supine
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