A female patient has been involved in a motorcycle crash. Your scene size-up reveals her to be unresponsive and lying in the roadway. It also appears that her left leg has been amputated at the knee. Which one of the following should you do immediately?

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The first priority in an unresponsive patient is to ensure that her airway is open and clear. Therefore, performing the jaw-thrust maneuver to open the airway and begin ventilation is the most important immediate action. The assessment of the amputated leg and possible bleeding can be addressed once the patient's airway is secured. Covering the knee with a sterile dressing would not be a priority at this time.

A Female Patient Has Been Involved in a Motorcycle Crash