Your patient is a motorcyclist who was ejected after striking a guard rail.The patient is unresponsive to painful stimuli and is breathing shallowly six to eight times per minute.Which of the following should you do first?

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Using a bag-valve mask with supplemental oxygen is the first step in managing a patient who is unresponsive and breathing inadequately, as it directly addresses the critical need for oxygenation and ventilation.

Your Patient Is a Motorcyclist Who Was Ejected After Striking