You have been called to aid a 32-year-old male patient who fell down a flight of stairs. The patient ...

You have been called to aid a 32-year-old male patient who fell down a flight of stairs. The patient is walking toward you and states that he would like to be looked at because his shoulder and lower back hurt. You immediately apply in-line manual cervical stabilization and your partner examines his back, which reveals no sign of injury. How should you immobilize this patient?
 
  a. Place a cervical collar on the patient, place a long spine board behind him, and then lower him to the ground.
  b. Have the patient lie down on the ground and immobilize him in the usual fashion.
  c. Place a long board on a stretcher and carefully assist the patient onto the long board.
  d. Place a cervical collar on the patient and then transfer him to a stretcher.

Question 2

You are maintaining manual in-line stabilization of the cervical spine for a patient being log rolled, transferred, and secured to a long backboard. At what point should you release the manual in-line stabilization?
 
  a. Once the patient has been log rolled onto the long backboard
  b. After the patient's head, chest, and knees have been secured with straps
  c. After the patient has been secured to the backboard and transferred to the stretcher
  d. After the patient's head has been secured with a head immobilization device

Question 3

Assessment of the cervical spine of a patient complaining of lower back pain after falling 20 feet reveals no displacement, tenderness, or instability. Accordingly, you should:
 
  a. release manual in-line spinal stabilization.
  b. apply a properly sized cervical collar.
  c. immobilize the patient to a backboard without a cervical collar.
  d. inform the team that immobilization is not needed.