Which answer is NOT correct in regards to airway management ?
1) the cervical spine should be considered when positioning the head for examination of the airway.
2) blind nasal intubation is contraindicated in patients with a possible fractured base of skull.
3) A tension pneumothorax should be decompressed using a 26G needle in the anterior axillary line.
4) Intubation is indicated when a trauma patient has a GCS of 7.
5) The airway takes precedence over everything else.
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