The patient is brought to the emergency department after a motor vehicle accident.The patient has head and neck trauma and has stopped breathing.What should the nurse do?
A)Open the airway using the head tilt-chin lift method.
B)Open the airway using the jaw-thrust method.
C)Give two breaths using mouth-to-mouth and a barrier device.
D)Give two breaths using a bag-mask device.

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First determine whether the patient has spontaneous respirations by opening the airway.Consider spinal cord injury in patients with trauma.In these situations,a rescuer must use the jaw-thrust maneuver.Prevention of head extension and neck movement is very important to prevent paralysis or spinal cord injury.Apply a rigid cervical collar as soon as possible to reduce cervical spine motion.

The Patient Is Brought to the Emergency Department After a Motor