A female patient has been involved in a motorcycle crash. Your scene size-up reveals her to be unresponsive and lying in the roadway. It also appears that her left leg has been amputated at the knee. Which one of the following should you do immediately?
A) Assess the leg for bleeding.
B) Perform the jaw-thrust maneuver.
C) Cover the knee with a sterile dressing.
D) Locate the amputated leg.
B
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