You locate a 55-year-old woman lying supine on the side of a road. There are no bystanders. You determine that the patient is unresponsive. Which of the following should be your next action?
A) Apply a cervical collar.
B) Provide high-flow oxygen.
C) Open the airway with a jaw-thrust maneuver.
D) Intubate the trachea.
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