While you are performing a secondary assessment on a male patient who was ejected from his motorcycle, the patient suddenly states that it has become very hard to breathe. You would:
A) Make a mental note and continue with your exam
B) Stop your exam and evaluate the patient's new complaint
C) Reassess the patient, beginning with the head
D) Reconsider the mechanism of injury and look for a chest injury
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