A37-year-old truck driver was pinned between a truck and the dock. on exam you find bruising to the chest, distended neck veins, bilateral but decreased breath sounds, and cyanosis. priority care for this patient includes: a) rapid transport to the hospital. b) deferring vital signs. c) contacting medical control. d) ventilatory support.

The answer to the question: Priority care for this patient includes:, would be, D: ventilatory support.

Explanation:

When talking about the ABC of basic life support and advanced life support, be it because there is an accident, or someone just dropped on the spot, there is something that must always be taken into account. Before moving a person from the site, always first stabilize them and then move them. If not, chances are, the person will not make it, especially in a case as critical as this one in the question, where there is a loss of oxygenation and blood flow. As such, the first, and most important step to take, is to secure and stabilize the airway, and ensure that oxygen is flowing into the person, even before taking care of the circulatory part. After airway control, then comes circulation. But first, is breathing. This is why, in this patient, we must first secure ventilatory support and then we must move him as fast as possible to a hospital.

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