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A young man had a motorcycle accident and sustained major injury to the head. He was brought in this condition to the accident and emergency department. The monitor showed that he was having alternating bradycardia and tachycardia, his BP was 180/110 mm of Hg and he was in an altered state of consciousness. What would be the first step in saving the life of this patient?

Checking airway
Checking breathing
Checking circulation
None of the above

Explanation

Answer- A - The first step to save the life of the patient is to check his breathing, followed by checking his breathing, and then his circulation.

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