A respiratory therapist working in the emergency department has received report of a patient who suffered a traumatic brain injury and whose Glasgow Coma Scale score is 8.What should the therapist anticipate doing when the patient arrives?

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If the GCS is less than or equal to 8,the patient likely does not have the ability to protect his/her airway and a more definitive airway should be established.Intubation is the most common option for a definitive airway,with cricothyroidotomy being a secondary option.

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