Prioritize the interventions for a hospitalized severely burned victim during the emergent phase. (Separate letters by a comma and space as follows: A, B, C, D.)
a. Tetanus prophylaxis
b. Insert Foley catheter
c. Insert nasogastric tube
d. Establish airway
e. Administer analgesics
f. Initiate fluid therapy
D, F, B, C, E, A
The priority of care should proceed from the establishment of an airway, initiation of fluid therapy, insertion of Foley and NG tube, administration of analgesics, and tetanus prophylaxis.
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