Your Patient Has Been Injured by a Fall Down a Flight

Multiple Choice

Your patient has been injured by a fall down a flight of steps.He is alert and oriented but complains of back and neck pain.You spinal immobilize him on a long spine board with a cervical collar on his neck as a precaution because you know that the:

A) cervical spine is the most vulnerable part of the spine.
B) lumbar area is rarely injured due to the rib support.
C) thoracic spine is especially vulnerable to injury.
D) coccyx is easily dislocated.