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Your patient is a 38-year-old male driver of a vehicle that left the roadway and struck a bus stop shelter and a tree. He is conscious and alert, he has some abrasions on his forehead, his skin is warm and dry, and he has a strong radial pulse and no difficulty breathing. Which of the following descriptions represents the MOST appropriate way for removing the patient from the vehicle?
A) Apply a cervical collar and short spine immobilization device before removing to a long backboard.
B) Place the backboard on the stretcher and have the patient stand, turn, and lie down on the backboard while you maintain manual in-line stabilization of the cervical spine.
C) Have the patient stand up and then do a "standing take-down" onto a long backboard.
D) Apply a cervical collar and perform rapid extrication onto a long backboard.

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Emergency Care

Edition: 12^th

Authors: Limmer, O'Keefe, Grant, Murray, Bergeron, Dickinson

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