While performing a primary assessment on a trauma patient who has fallen from a roof, you discover absent lung sounds on the right side. Which of the following actions should you take next?
A) Assess for signs of a tension pneumothorax.
B) Intubate the patient.
C) Continue the rapid trauma assessment.
D) Decompress the patient's chest.
Question 2
The blood flowing to the heart best describes:
A) contractility.
B) afterload.
C) preload.
D) vascular phase.