You are dispatched to a motor vehicle crash on a rural mountain highway. You have a patient who was unconscious on arrival, had a seizure, and is currently awake but combative. You suspect he may have a head injury. What is considered the BEST approach regarding transport of this patient?
A) Dispatch the medical helicopter to meet your unit at the community hospital.
B) Dispatch and await the medical helicopter, which is 20 minutes away.
C) Begin transport to the trauma center on the ground, which is 1.5 hours' driving time.
D) Transport to a local community hospital approximately 15 minutes away via ground.
B
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