You are standing by at the scene of a hostage situation when the incident commander advises you that one of his personnel has been shot. The patient is lying supine in an open area and is not moving. As the SWAT team escorts you to the patient, you should:
A. limit your primary assessment to airway and breathing only.
B. treat only critical injuries before moving him to a safe place.
C. grab him by the clothes and immediately move him to safety.
D. perform a rapid assessment and move him to a place of safety.
Ans: C. grab him by the clothes and immediately move him to safety.
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