A patient with multiple serious injuries sustained in a motorcycle accident is lying beside his wrecked motorcycle unconscious and bleeding when the rescuer arrives at the scene.The rescuer's priority action would be:
A) assessing blood loss.
B) assessing respiratory status.
C) obtaining vital signs.
D) organizing laypeople at the scene.
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