You and Your Partner Are Preparing to Extricate a Patient

Multiple Choice

You and your partner are preparing to extricate a patient from a car using a vest-type short spine immobilization device. After ensuring that in-line manual spinal stabilization is being maintained, your next instruction should be:

A) "Let's get the cervical collar applied before we place the vest."
B) "Let's turn the patient toward the door of the car before applying the vest."
C) "Let's check his motor, sensory, and pulses in the arms and legs."
D) "Let's place the vest on the backboard and carefully move him from the car onto it."