You are dispatched to the scene of an assault with police on the scene. you arrive to find a 28-year-old female victim who rece
ived a blow to the side of the neck with a blunt object and was robbed. the patient is sitting on the curb, conscious and well oriented, but is sobbing inconsolably. a bystander is holding a jacket on the patient's open wound but is not in control of the bleeding. the patient has a respiratory rate of 16 and a radial pulse of 92. which initial treatment step would be most appropriate?
The correct option is this: HAVE YOUR PARTNER APPLY MANUAL STABILIZATION WHILE YOU APPLY A LOOSELY BANDAGED ABSORBENT DRESSING. Stabilization is a process that is used to prevent shock in injured or sick people. Stabilization should be the first thing that is done for a patient when a patient is in shock. To manually stabilize a patient with neck injury; place your hands on both side of the person's head and do not attempt to align the head and the lower body.
