Your patient is a 30-year-old female involved in a motorcycle crash.She was not wearing a helmet and struck her head on the pavement.She is unresponsive and has a blood pressure of 152/110 mmHg.Her pulse is 60 beats per minute and respirations are 8 breaths per minute and shallow.Which of the following is an appropriate intervention?
A) Elevate the legs.
B) Provide cervical spine immobilization.
C) Hyperventilate at a rate of 24 breaths per minute using supplemental oxygen.
D) Apply a pressure dressing to her scalp lacerations.
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