Multiple Choice
The nurse explains that the major advantage of the halo device over the Gardner-Wells tongs is that the halo device:
A) Separates the cervical vertebrae.
B) Allows the patient out of bed.
C) Aligns the cervical spine.
D) Relieves pain.
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