You are called to an industrial site where a worker has been trapped by a stamping machine for 10 minutes. The left thigh is grossly enlarged and very painful and there is a laceration on the right forearm. The right leg is trapped in the machine and the right foot has been amputated. The patient is alert and oriented and the mechanics are preparing to release the patient from the machine. Which of the following is your highest priority in treating this patient once freed?
[Expert Solution]: You are called to an industrial site where…
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