You have arrived on the scene of a stabbing. As you approach the patient, you note that he has removed his shirt and has a single stab wound to the right lower quadrant of the abdomen. At the patient's side, your first action should be to:
A) cover the wound with a nonporous dressing.
B) examine the patient's airway.
C) quickly look for additional stab wounds.
D) provide oxygen via nonrebreather face mask.
B
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A. 20 B. 15 C. 10 D. 5